@@anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808 Keirin is still their bread and butter - of course, they invented it -, but recently they have had better endurance riders than sprinters. In last year's WC, 3 of their 4 medals came in the longer events. In the last 5 years, it's 5 out of 9. Kajihara was world champion in the omnium and Kuboki has been runner-up 2x in the scratch.
why havent we seen much of the traditional powerhouses like Germany, GB and Australia up in the podiums? or are they just no longer competitve in this current Olympic cycle?
Those left-side drive are so cool! Dream team on dream bikes!
what a finish and what a throw
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*Oh man, Japan just keeps getting better and better with each year.*
They are no longer just Keirin riders.
What are you talking about? They've had multiple match sprint and Kilo world champions in the last 50yrs. They've never only been good at the keirin.
@@veganpotterthevegan *My bad, I meant to say short distance riders, but kilo is a TT for sprinters.*
@@anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808 Keirin is still their bread and butter - of course, they invented it -, but recently they have had better endurance riders than sprinters.
In last year's WC, 3 of their 4 medals came in the longer events. In the last 5 years, it's 5 out of 9. Kajihara was world champion in the omnium and Kuboki has been runner-up 2x in the scratch.
@@andrasszabo1570 *In not so many words, that is what I am saying, lately they are far more a well-rounded team than just short distance riders.*
Why are Japan allowed two teams?
bc they qualified
XCO 🗿
why havent we seen much of the traditional powerhouses like Germany, GB and Australia up in the podiums? or are they just no longer competitve in this current Olympic cycle?
sometimes teams decide not to compete with their best
@@rrosomasa these 3 WC events are the only way to qualify for Paris...
@@Skybar23 - and many of the big teams are already qualified
Didn't know Rakuten was a country