After issuing the findings of its review into the Olympic hero’s defection to Great Britain, AusCycling’s upset is understandable
Matthew Richardson wins the men's sprint final at the UCI Track Champions League in France, wearing Great Britain’s colours for the first time.Matthew Richardson wins the men's sprint final at the UCI Track Champions League in France, wearing Great Britain’s colours for the first time.onflicting national allegiances in sport are no simple thing.
in itself that has left many in the domestic cycling community seething. It is the way he went about it, a grand betrayal of a cycling establishment that had invested years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in his career. This week, AusCycling released a terse statement having undertaken a comprehensive review of Richardson’s defection. Its findings are astonishing. AusCycling alleges that Richardson had lodged the paperwork necessary for a nationality change with the world governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale, before the Olympics – but he and BritishRichardson then kept mum about his blockbuster move before and during the Olympic campaign, not telling his coaches or teammates.
The 25-year-old is a prodigious talent, and backed by the widely admired British cycling program, he may well reach new heights in the years ahead. Given his age, there is every chance the dual national will ultimately succeed his older Dutch foe as the king of the velodrome and win more rainbows and an elusive Olympic gold. But there will always be an asterisk on his glittering career.
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