The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin is the world championship
Keirin
– literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling ...
event held annually at the
UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It was first held at the
1980 championships in
Besançon
Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzer ...
, France. ,
Chris Hoy
Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy MBE (born 23 March 1976) is a former track cyclist and Racing driver from Scotland who represented Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.
Hoy is eleven-times a wo ...
from Great Britain has the most titles with four.
Medalists
Medal table
See also
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Koichi Nakano
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1980 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1980 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Besançon, France in 1980. Due to the 1980 Summer Olympics only ten events were contested, 8 for men (5 for professionals, 3 for a ...
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin
External links
Track Cycling World Championships 2016–1893bikecult.com
World Championship, Track, Keirin, Elitecyclingarchives.com
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Men's keirin
Lists of UCI Track Cycling World Championships medalists