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Kelly stops Kiksis streak with win in int'l keirin

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Latvia's Ainars Kiksis offers a handshake to Australia's Shane Kelly (C) who halted his five-race winning streak to clinch his first win in the international keirin series on Kumamoto velodrome track May 8. Shaking hands with Kelly is runner-up Pavel Buran (R) of the Czech Republic. Kelly, the 1-km time-trial bronze medalist at the Sydney Olympics last September, had finished third, second, second, sixth and second in the previous five rounds. Kiksis saw his perfect streak come to an end, settling for third place.

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Latvian Kiksis makes it 5-for-5 in international keirin

NARA, Japan - Latvia's Ainars Kiksis raises his hands at the Nara prefectural velodrome track in Nara on May 1 after achieving his fifth win in five events of the international keirin series. Kiksis out-kicked Olympic bronze medalist Shane Kelly of Australia in the final stretch to remain undefeated in the keirin series.

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Latvian Kiksis takes 4th straight in int'l keirin series

MAEBASHI, Japan - Ainars Kiksis of Latvia throws up arms in joy after winning his fourth straight race in as many events in the seven-leg international keirin series on Maebashi velodrome track in Gunma Prefecture on April 25.

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Kiksis makes it three straight in int'l keirin series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ainars Kiksis of Latvia (R) waves to fans in Hiroshima on April 16 after edging Australia's Shane Kelly at the finish line to make it three wins in as many races in cycling's international keirin series. Kiksis completed five laps and 2,015 meters on the Hiroshima velodrome's banked track in 3 minutes, 3.4 seconds to defeat 1998 series winner Kelly by three-quarters of a length for the second straight final in the series.

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Kelly stops Kiksis streak with win in int'l keirin

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Latvia's Ainars Kiksis offers a handshake to Australia's Shane Kelly (C) who halted his five-race winning streak to clinch his first win in the international keirin series on Kumamoto velodrome track May 8. Shaking hands with Kelly is runner-up Pavel Buran (R) of the Czech Republic. Kelly, the 1-km time-trial bronze medalist at the Sydney Olympics last September, had finished third, second, second, sixth and second in the previous five rounds. Kiksis saw his perfect streak come to an end, settling for third place.

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Latvian Kiksis makes it 5-for-5 in international keirin

NARA, Japan - Latvia's Ainars Kiksis raises his hands at the Nara prefectural velodrome track in Nara on May 1 after achieving his fifth win in five events of the international keirin series. Kiksis out-kicked Olympic bronze medalist Shane Kelly of Australia in the final stretch to remain undefeated in the keirin series.

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Latvian Kiksis takes 4th straight in int'l keirin series

MAEBASHI, Japan - Ainars Kiksis of Latvia throws up arms in joy after winning his fourth straight race in as many events in the seven-leg international keirin series on Maebashi velodrome track in Gunma Prefecture on April 25.

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Kiksis makes it three straight in int'l keirin series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ainars Kiksis of Latvia (R) waves to fans in Hiroshima on April 16 after edging Australia's Shane Kelly at the finish line to make it three wins in as many races in cycling's international keirin series. Kiksis completed five laps and 2,015 meters on the Hiroshima velodrome's banked track in 3 minutes, 3.4 seconds to defeat 1998 series winner Kelly by three-quarters of a length for the second straight final in the series.