French sprinter Mickael Bourgain will in action at the Manchester Velodrome on Sunday, December 11, looking to defend his crown in the second JKA Japanese Keirin and take home the £15,000 cash first prize. Bourgain won the inaugural JKA Japanese Keirin in January this year, narrowly beating Shane Kelly and team mate Gregory Bauge to victory.
World Sprint Champion Rene Wolff, who didn't make it past the first round of the JKA Japanese Keirin earlier this year, won't be competing and neither will Great Britain's Jamie Staff, who has pulled out due to visa complications in the US where he is based. Despite this, the start list looks very strong: Olympic Keirin Champion Ryan Bayley and World Keirin Champion Tuen Mulder will be looking to take a large slice of the £47,000 prize money along with Chris Hoy, Arnaud Tournant, Theo Bos, Shane Kelly, Barry Forde and Craig MacLean.
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