Richardson takes out 跡をつける cycling series
An astonishing late burst of 速度(を上げる） from Matthew Richardson has ロケット／急騰するd the Australian to a 大規模な 勝利，勝つ in cycling's 跡をつける 支持する／優勝者s league.
The Australian somehow （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Dutch 競争相手 Harrie Lavreysen on the line to 勝利，勝つ the keirin final in the fifth and final 一連の会議、交渉／完成する at London's Olympic velodrome.
That also gave Richardson the 全体にわたる series 勝利，勝つ in the men's sprint 競争, （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Lavreysen by just two points.
Richardson's toe-to-toe duel with Lavreysen throughout the 支持する／優勝者s league has 確認するd he is Australia's new 跡をつける sprinting 星／主役にする, two years out from the Paris Olympics.
Lavreysen, the two-time Olympic gold medallist and 11-time world 支持する／優勝者, is the 最高の，を越す rider in the powerful Dutch men's 跡をつける sprint squad.
But after competing at last year's Tokyo Olympics, Richardson won two gold メダルs at the Birmingham 連邦／共和国 Games and was part of the Australian trio that sensationally took out the team sprint in October at the world 選手権s.
Richardson has stepped up again in the 跡をつける league to 増強する that he is a new 力／強力にする in the sport.
After （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Richardson to 勝利，勝つ the sprint final on Saturday night (AEDT), Lavreyesen looked like he had the Australian covered in the keirin decider.
But Richardson 抑えるのをやめるd a withering final kick and overtook the Dutchman on the line, pumping his 握りこぶしs in jubilation when he realised he had 安全な・保証するd the last-gasp 勝利，勝つ.
"It feels surreal to have won ... I knew it was going to be の近くに between Harrie and I coming into the end, but it couldn't have come any closer than that," Richardson said.
"The whole series has been an 激しい four 週末s, so it's a r elief that I can put my feet up now.
"This 勝利，勝つ is 最高の important and it means a lot to me."
Also in London, Richardson had taken the series lead in 一連の会議、交渉／完成する four on Friday night (AEDT) when he won the keirin final and Lavreysen could only manage fourth.
But the Dutch superstar 戦う／戦いd 支援する to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Richardson in the sprint, 確実にするing they would stay neck-and-neck for the last 一連の会議、交渉／完成する.
Other Australians competing in the series 含むd Michaela Drummond, who finished sixth 全体にわたる in the women's endurance events, while Chloe Moran was 11th.
Thomas Cornish was 15th in the sprint.
スイスの Claudio Imhof won the men's endurance 部類, while French rider Mathilde Gro took out the women's sprint series and American Olympic 支持する／優勝者 Jennifer Valente bested British エース Katie Archibald 全体にわたる in the women's endurance.
