The "KEIRIN Grand Prix", which decides the annual champion of bicycle racing, was held in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Kentaro Wada won the first victory in his first appearance.
The KEIRIN Grand Prix is a race in which a total of nine G1 race winners and top-ranked athletes participate to decide the annual champion of the bicycle race. This is Yuta Wakimoto and Nitta, who have been nominated for the Tokyo Olympics. Yudai player participated.
The race was held at the bicycle race track in Hiratsuka City with seven laps of a 400-meter bank, and with the remaining two laps, Wakimoto took the lead from behind, but Wada, who was behind it, was in front of the finish. I went forward in the corner and won.
39-year-old Wada won his first victory in the Grand Prix.
Wakimoto was second, Shintaro Sato, the oldest 44-year-old, was third, and Nitta was seventh.
Part of the proceeds from the race will be donated to the NHK Welfare Culture Corporation and will be used for welfare activities.
Wada "I'm sorry I can't believe it."
Kentaro Wada, who won his first victory in the KEIRIN Grand Prix, said in an interview immediately after the victory was decided, "I can't believe it. I'm sorry I haven't realized the weight of the Grand Prix in my first appearance." It was.
He said, "I am grateful that I was able to race the bicycle in the midst of the global impact of the new coronavirus. I think that taking the traditional Grand Prix will bring about various responsibilities, but that responsibility. I want to do my best next year so that I can respond to the above. "