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War on Wheels

- Inside Keirin and Japan’s Cycling Subculture
Af: Justin McCurry Engelsk Paperback

War on Wheels

- Inside Keirin and Japan’s Cycling Subculture
Af: Justin McCurry Engelsk Paperback
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS ''Cycling Book of the Year'' 2022The strange and thrilling world of Japanese track racing - a cycling and betting culture unlike anything else on earthThe Olympic cycling sport of keirin was invented in Japan more than 70 years ago to raise money to rebuild the country after World War II. Now, fans bet billions of dollars a year on races, with the top riders earning huge sums.In each race, a pacemaker leads nine riders around huge concrete velodromes, then leaves the track with around a lap and a half to go - the cue for a frantic finish as the competitors reach speeds of up to 70 kph. Along the way they block and shove each other, clash heads and occasionally crash (the two Japanese characters used to write keirin mean ''battle'' and ''wheel''). To prevent race fixing, the cyclists spend meets living in dorms, with no access to online technology. Their lives are ruled by ritual and fierce competition, from their rookie days at the Japan Keirin School near Mount Fuji to the annual Grand Prix final, whose winner takes home prize money of almost one million dollars.A small number of foreign riders are invited to compete in Japan every year and some, like Shane Perkins, have overcome culture shock to prosper in the home of keirin. Justin McCurry, the Guardian''s Japan and Korea correspondent, explores a blue-collar Japan we rarely see and a uniquely fascinating sporting culture.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS ''Cycling Book of the Year'' 2022The strange and thrilling world of Japanese track racing - a cycling and betting culture unlike anything else on earthThe Olympic cycling sport of keirin was invented in Japan more than 70 years ago to raise money to rebuild the country after World War II. Now, fans bet billions of dollars a year on races, with the top riders earning huge sums.In each race, a pacemaker leads nine riders around huge concrete velodromes, then leaves the track with around a lap and a half to go - the cue for a frantic finish as the competitors reach speeds of up to 70 kph. Along the way they block and shove each other, clash heads and occasionally crash (the two Japanese characters used to write keirin mean ''battle'' and ''wheel''). To prevent race fixing, the cyclists spend meets living in dorms, with no access to online technology. Their lives are ruled by ritual and fierce competition, from their rookie days at the Japan Keirin School near Mount Fuji to the annual Grand Prix final, whose winner takes home prize money of almost one million dollars.A small number of foreign riders are invited to compete in Japan every year and some, like Shane Perkins, have overcome culture shock to prosper in the home of keirin. Justin McCurry, the Guardian''s Japan and Korea correspondent, explores a blue-collar Japan we rarely see and a uniquely fascinating sporting culture.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 272
ISBN-13: 9781788160865
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 178816086X
Kategori: Japan
Udg. Dato: 26 maj 2022
Længde: 29mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 128mm
Forlag: Profile Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 26 maj 2022
Forfatter(e): Justin McCurry
Forfatter(e) Justin McCurry

Kategori Japan

ISBN-13 9781788160865

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 272

Udgave

Længde 29mm

Bredde 198mm

Højde 128mm

Udg. Dato 26 maj 2022

Oplagsdato 26 maj 2022

Forlag Profile Books Ltd