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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 261. Not illustrated. Chapters: Cyclo-Cross, Road Bicycle Racing, Track Cycling, Madison, Keirin, Individual Pursuit, Sprint, Points Race, Team Pursuit, Track Time Trial, Six-Day Racing, Hour Record, Grand Tour, List of Velodromes, Uci Protour, Classic Cycle Races, Uci Continental Circuits, King of the Mountains, Uci Track Cycling World Championships, Revolution, Individual Time Trial, Points Classification, British Best All-Rounder, Pan American Road and Track Championships, Cyclo-Cross Bicycle, Triple Crown of Cycling, Climbing Specialist, Team Time Trial, Criterium, List of Road Bicycle Racing Events, Race Stage, Premier Calendar, Cobbled Classics, Peloton, Uci World Ranking, Uci Road World Cup, Giro Di Sardegna, Ardennes Classics, Uci Road World Rankings, French Road Cycling Cup, Track Bicycle, Uci Junior Track Cycling World Championships, Challenge Desgrange-Colombo, Cap City Cyclocross, Green Jersey, General Classification, Omnium, Team Sprint, Broom Waggon, Autobus, Netherlands National Cyclo-Cross Team, Cross Crusade, Kermesse, Netherlands Women's National Cyclo-Cross Team, Young Rider Classification, Miss and Out, Uci Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Win and Out, Elimination Races. Excerpt: Keirin ) is a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. Keirin originated in Japan in 1948; the first Olympic competitions in the sport occurred in 2000. Keirin is a mass-start track cycling event in which 6-9 sprinters compete at one time in a race with a paced start. Riders draw lots to determine starting positions and start as the pacer (which could be a motorcycle, a derny, or a tandem bicycle, for example) approaches. The riders are required to remain behind the pacer, which starts at the deliberately slow speed of about 25 km/h, gradually increasing in speed and leaves the track approximately 600700 meter...