The English word for keirin comes from the Japanese word for "racing". Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Japanese combined motorcycles and bicycles to invent a racing gambling game. Later, UCI discovered that this gambling game was very competitive, so it was made an official track cycling event, and later became an Olympic event. That's where Keirind comes in.

At the Rio Olympic Velodrome, the first round of the men's keirin race is underway.

The length of the lap of the elliptical course is 250 meters, and there is a white line at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock on the course.

No. 6 Ehlers, No. 5 Zielinski, No. 4 Doucle, No. 3 Kleiman, No. 2 Bosch, and No. 1 Volikakis – the six riders lined up from the outside to the inside behind the white start line at 6 o'clock.

Between 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock is a rectangular central command area, where UCI referees and coaching staff of each team are gathered.

The track and field track is similar to a track and field stadium, the central command area is similar to the central lawn, and the track track is a straight at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock, and a curve at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock.

The Greek driver Volikakis is in the No. 1 starting position, which is similar to the innermost lane 1 of the 100-meter straight in the track and field, closest to the central command area. Departure No. 6 is closer to the spectator stands.

The motorcycle leader, wearing a helmet and a small motorcycle under his crotch, set off from 12 o'clock and drove his motorcycle at 30 km/h through the fast track of the track, which was approaching the six riders at 6 o'clock.

Duke stared ahead and not behind him, and Benoit helped Duke while turning his head to observe the situation of the motorcycle behind him.

“hoo-ka！” Benoit let out a snort, alerting Duke that the motorcycle was getting closer, and fired about 5 seconds later.

Benoit told Douco not to be nervous before the game, but he himself was nervous. Keirin is only a few minutes away from a shot, and if Douc doesn't finish in the top two of the group, then he will have to play in the repechage. The 4/19 chance of resurrection is not very high.

Compared to the simple and crude individual races, the gameplay of Keirin is a bit more complicated. The reason why Duke signed up for the Keirin Race was because he didn't have a choice, and the other track cycling events were in conflict with swimming and track and field, so he could only sign up for the Keirin Race.

Duke grips the handlebars with both hands, and his feet control the left and right pedals at 4 o'clock and 10 o'clock, with the most important being the right pedal at 10 o'clock. After the gunshot, Duke needed to get his whole body strength to explode on his right foot in the shortest possible time.

Bang!

The starting gun rang out.

At the same time, the lead motorcycle was in front of the six riders.

The innermost Greek rider is in position 1, and the fast lane where the bike is located is even further in, so it can be considered position 0.

Six drivers work at the same time, and they all have to fight for good positions.

"Rush!" Duke kicked his feet hard and brushed! He drove like an arrow from a string and managed to grab the position of the leader of the motorcycle.

The six coaches immediately pulled off the track and stood on the edge of the central command area.

"Excellent! Hold your spot! Benoit shouted in French, knowing that Duke could not understand it, and called it to himself to be emboldened.

On the track, the motorcycle leader is in front, and the six riders follow closely behind the lead motorcycle, one after the other, in a chain formation.

Douc was at the head of the line, followed by Greece's Volikakis, Poland's Zielinski, Germany's Ehlers, Dutchman's Bosch and Czech Kleiman.

"Duke's starting explosiveness is extremely amazing, he started in the No. 4 position, but he grabbed the top position of the team strongly!" Mr. Guo, the commentator of the Yang 5 cycling project, was shocked and excited, "The more inward the starting position, the easier it is to grab the front position behind the motorcycle. ”

The lead motorcycle begins to circle and the motorcycle lead the rider in front of him for 5 and a half laps, which is 1,375 meters.

During the 1,375-meter trip, the six cyclists were not allowed to overtake the rear wheel of the motorcycle, and all they could do was follow the motorcycle.

After 1,375 meters, the bike descends the fast lane, and from then on, the six riders will be untasked and can overtake as much as they like.

After the bike descends the fast lane, the six riders race two and a half laps (625 meters), and whoever crosses the finish line first will be first.

The rules of the Keirin race can be summed up simply: the bike leads five and a half laps, and the rider sprints two and a half laps.

The motorcycle leader led the second lap and the bike was able to travel at 50 km/h.

The six riders remained in formation and rode around the track in a step-by-step manner.

During the lead phase, riders are not allowed to overtake the motorcycle, nor are they allowed to take the initiative to attack other riders.

After the start, the six riders held on to their positions for five and a half laps.

Duke followed Benoit's tactical set-up and struggled to grab the top position after the start.

In the final two-and-a-half-lap free sprint, Doke galloped from the top of the team and had a certain advantage.

"Head position...... It's really apprehensive. "Duke has an advantage in the lead position at the moment, but he also has a bit of a feeling like he is on his back.

Douc was half a metre behind the lead motorcycle, and behind him was the Greek rider Volikakis, who was also about half a metre away from Douc.

Volikakis was followed by Zielinski, Ehlers, Bosch and Kleiman, all six of whom maintained a distance of about half a meter between the rear car and the front car.

Although the motorcycle leader was not allowed to overtake for five and a half laps, a dark battle was brewing.

At this point, it is time to enter the fourth lap stage of the motorcycle lead.

Walikakis behind Duke was accumulating: "I'm going to overtake him in a while, Doucle!" ”

Zelinsky, behind Volikakis, had a similar thought: "I'm going to overtake the first two, the Greeks and the Chinese." ”

Germany's Ehlers is fourth in the team, which is not a good position and he will need to climb higher and put in more effort to get past the top three...... You have to go over two more to finish in the top two of the group.

The last two drivers in the team, Bosch and Kleiman, are relatively passive, and unless they burst out with amazing power and a little luck, it will be difficult to blow everyone in front of them.

Duke nodded at the front of the group, feeling five pairs of eyes behind him staring hungrily at him.

In the first five and a half laps, although Douc grabbed the first position, he could only ride at most 50 km/h, because the speed of the motorcycle leader was capped at 50 km/h. Douc can't ride faster than a motorcycle, otherwise it's a foul.

If it's swimming or running, Duke won't feel nervous about leading the way and leading the way, and the same is true for road bikes and mountain bikes. Because Duke can soar as fast as he wants, and he can constantly widen the distance between him and his opponents.

The first five and a half laps of the Keirin race are limited, and the rider cannot overtake the lead moto and can only ride up to 50 km/h. 50 km/h is considered a high speed in a road race, but a normal speed in a track race.

At this time, the motorcycle led the way to five and a half laps and drove off the fast riding lane.

After five and a half laps, the six drivers were finally able to explode and run as fast as they wanted.

Doucle's reaction was quick, and he had his hips off the seat and into a standing position a second or two before the bike pulled off the fast lane.

It's important to accelerate with the first kick at the start, and this kick is used to grab position.

The acceleration of the first kick in the free sprint phase is more important, and this kick is used to directly suppress the opponent.

Du Ke took a standing riding posture and pedaled with the power of Mount Tai.

He suppressed 5 and a half laps and was nervous for 5 and a half laps, and at this time, there was no restraint of speed limit and overtake, and he began to gallop wildly.

Brush!

Duke rushed out in an instant, leaving his opponents far behind.

"So fast!" Before Walikakis could finish his first acceleration, he found that Duke had already spurted several meters away. Instantly killed. (To be continued.) )