What is the name of the bike used to set the pace in a Keirin race in any indoor cycling race?
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin The men's Keirin at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome. This track cycling event consisted of multiple rounds. In each race, the four to seven cyclists in the heat covered 8 laps of the track. The first 5.5 laps were behind a motorized pacer called a derny, which gradually increased speed up to 50 kilometres per hour. The derny then left the track and the cyclists then raced the final 2.5 laps to the finish. In the first round, four heats were held. The
Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin The men's Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 7 August. Chris Hoy from Great Britain won the gold medal. The Keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The final round also included a ranking race for 7th