keirinn.
/ˈkɪərɪn/, /keɪˈrɪn/, U.S. /ˈkɪrᵻn/, /ˌkeɪˈrɪn/ Cycling.
A type of bicycle racing in which cyclists ride several laps around an indoor track behind a pacing vehicle before sprinting to the finish; a race or event of this type. Cf. motor pacing n.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > bicycle race > [noun] > types of
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pursuit1897
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omnium1947
pursuiter1951
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keirin1957
kermesse1963
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1957 Independent Record (Helena, Montana) 21 June 6/2 In the brief span since the end of World War II a new sport has grown in Japan... Keirin by name, or cycling races, the sport is attracting 30 million spectators yearly.
1969 E. P. Hoffman in H. M. Leete Best of Bicycling! (1970) 73 In July 1948 the Japanese government passed the Bicycle Race Law, establishing a system of bicycle racing, accompanied by pari-mutuel betting, called the Keirin.
1986 Los Angeles Times 31 Aug. iii. 15 (heading) Three-rider crash in keiren sends two to hospital.
1991 Cycling Weekly 27 July 38/2 The final day,..with the..team pursuit, keirin and women's sprint to be decided.
2000 Cycling Plus Mar. 35 The tracks used for keirin tend to be on the large side.
Compounds
General attributive, as keirin racing, keirin rider, etc.
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1957 Pacific Stars & Stripes (Tokyo) 15 Nov. 20/4 Japan's Kise Kurata triumphed in the Japanese invented ‘Keirin’ race over 3,000 meters.
1980 Guardian 11 Apr. 17/1 A low powered motor cycle is used in Keirin racing to pace the riders on the banked track.
2000 Cycling Plus Mar. 36/1 The top Japanese keirin riders earn their yen from a share of the gate money and betting receipts alone.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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