Education
In 2013, she graduated from the Japan Keirin School in the 106th class. On December 20, 2012, she attended the Keirin school aptitude test and passed.
小林 優香
In 2013, she graduated from the Japan Keirin School in the 106th class. On December 20, 2012, she attended the Keirin school aptitude test and passed.
She is a professional track cyclist. In 2010 she participated in the National High School Sports Festival Volleyball Games. Her vertical jump reached 60 cm.
But due to her short stature, her career as a volleyball player was limited.
In 2012, she watched the London Olympic men"s team sprint on television by chance, was immediately attracted to Girls Keirin and resolved to aspire. During her education at the Japan Keirin School, she broke the school records over 200m flying dash (1194s), 400m flying dash (2408s), 1000m time trial (11265) and 2000m time trial and was awarded the golden cap for her outstanding performance.
Yuka Kobayashi and Takako Ishii placed 10th in the Olympic Sprint at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She graduated from Keirin school in March 2014.
In the graduation race finals, she only scored third, but was distinguished as # 1 of her graduating class for winning 50 of 58 races until graduation.
At the 83rd All Japan Cycling Championships on April 19–20, she reached the third place in the 500 m time trial (37229s). Her winning streak of 17 consecutive victories broke the former record for female keirin pros in Japan. In September 2014, she was only beaten after 22 consecutive victories.
She has powerful 27 inch thighs (68 cm) that contribute to her enormous ability to maintain her high maximum speed (605 km/h) over a long time span of 23.83 seconds.
As a high school student, she was a member of the Kumamoto Municipal High School volleyball team