The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint is the world championship
sprint event held annually at the
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
. Between its inception and 1892, the sprint was separated into two events; one for professionals and one for amateurs. From 1993, all competitors competed in one open event. It was first held at the
1895 championships, two years after the first amateur sprint world championship. ,
Koichi Nakano from
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
has won the most titles with ten consecutive professional wins between 1977 and 1986.
Medalists
Medal table
See also
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Keirin
– "racing track" – is a form of Motor-paced racing, motor-paced cycle racing in which track cycling, track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan ...
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
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Track cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
Notes
References
External links
Track Cycling World Championships 2016–1893bikecult.com
World Championship, Track, Sprint, Elitecyclingarchives.com
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Men's sprint
Lists of UCI Track Cycling World Championships medalists