UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Keirin
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The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin is the world championship Keirin
event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
. It was first held at the 1980 championships in Besançon
, France. , Michael Hübner
from Germany, Frédéric Magné
from France and Chris Hoy
from Great Britain have the most titles with three each.
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....
event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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 and are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
. It was first held at the 1980 championships in Besançon
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
, France. , Michael Hübner
Michael Hübner
Michael Hübner is a German former professional sprint track cyclist, who became world champion in sprint, Keirin and team sprint.- External links :...
from Germany, Frédéric Magné
Frédéric Magné
Frédéric Magné is a French former track cyclist. Magné was the world champion in keirin in 1995, 1997 and 2000 and in tandem in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1994, each time with Fabrice Colas.- Palmarès :19871988198919911992...
from France and Chris Hoy
Chris Hoy
Sir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
from Great Britain have the most titles with three each.