At the elite Keirin Academy, riders live a solitary life while they learn the mental and physical discipline to excel at a grueling sport. Keirin racing is got its start in post-World War II Japan as ...

FUKUOKA—Like their male counterparts, women in the keirin bicycle racing circuit must endure grueling training sessions and risk broken bones and other serious injuries in the fierce, gravity-defying ...

Harrie Lavreysen added keirin gold to sprint and team sprint glory at the Paris Olympics on Sunday to underline the current Dutch domination of track cycling. He followed in the slipsteam of British ...

Shaun Wallace said he didn’t get fat while touring the Japanese Keirin Circuit, but he didn’t “get thin” either. Tonight, Wallace, of Great Britain and Nelson Vails of Indianapolis will be the pair to ...

Reporting from Rio de Janeiro — A green-and-white scooter buzzes along, its electric motor humming as it circles the polished wooden track at the Olympic velodrome. Ivo Siebert keeps to a modest pace ...

The Keirin is one of the most fast-paced and potentially dangerous events at the Olympics. It is a form of indoor cycling, and it's something Team GB have had a lot of success in, with Sir Jason Kenny ...

Haruka Kawaji is unfazed by the rain filling the Kishiwada Keirin Velodrome in Osaka. Warm despite the cold and with eyes only for the racing line, she clicks her bike into the starting blocks and ...

Britain's Matt Richardson sealed a double success at the European Track Cycling Championships as he took gold in the men's keirin on the last day in Turkey. Fresh from being crowned sprint champion on ...