Keirin

(Team Sprint) 2007 Pan American Champion in Keirin. 11th in team sprint in 2004 Olympics.

Meet the USA cycling team 2008

Scott Sunderland thundered to gold in the kilo, the team sprint and silver in the sprint behind Shane Perkins, who flipped the bird to judges after he was relegated during Keirin qualifying.

Australia dominates track cycling at 2010 Commonwealth Games 2010

He was in a lot of pain but he's a really tough kid, all these Keirin riders are, Malaysia coach John Beasley was quoted as saying on the Daily Telegraph website.

Malaysian cyclist has wood removed from leg after crash 2011

Awang managed to remount his bike after the high-speed crash in Saturday's Keirin final and stagger across the line to claim a bronze medal.

Malaysian cyclist has wood removed from leg after crash 2011

(Womens Match Sprint) 2008 World Champion in match sprint, third in Keirin.

Meet the USA cycling team 2008

And, as Reed said Sunday after winning the Keirin world title in Manchester, England, "… I thought I might never win."

Reed wins world title, USA TODAY weekly honor 2008

Hmm, hopefully it's not too late to adopt "Keirin Culture:"

Hacking Away: Epic Schemes and Epic Rides BikeSnobNYC 2010

In fact, the proprietor of "Keirin Culture" informs me that some sellers are even including "clits:"

The Indignity of Bike Month: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Cleats, Love and Understanding? BikeSnobNYC 2010

Speaking of fixed-gear articles, I noticed the following comment on the New York Times "Midnight Keirin Club" article I mentioned in yesterday's post:

Parroting: Continual Conversations with the Road BikeSnobNYC 2010

Anyway, either the Wise Japanese Hipster turns out to be an evil spirit in disguise, or more likely, he's just sick of playing "pump monkey" to a bunch of Nü-Freds, because he soon ends up leading them astray and they get lost in the mountains of Nara where the dreaded "Keirin Dork Curse" begins to take hold:

Hacking Away: Epic Schemes and Epic Rides BikeSnobNYC 2010