Ben Kersten: 'The land that time forgot'

Ben Kersten, one of Australia's fastest track cyclists is currently in Japan attending the International Japanese Keirin school. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the kilo, Australian champion in the sprint, kilo and keirin, and Australian male track cyclist of the year headed to Shizuoka to study at the hands of the masters of keirin in May, and will be submitting diaries from his time at the school to Cyclingnews.

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