'A massive bucket list item' – Six star riders to compete in Japanese keirin series this summer

Matthew Richardson racing in a GB kit next to a picture of riders competing in a japanese keirin race.

Six of the best track cyclists in the world will travel to Japan this summer to take part in a keirin racing series.

Britons Matthew Richardson and Joe Truman will join the sprint event’s Olympic and world champion Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands), as well as a trio of female riders: Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews (New Zealand), Olympic silver medallist Hetty van de Wouw (Netherlands), and the former sprint world champion Mathilde Gros (France).