Ross Edgar wins a Keirin

Looks as if no-one told them. ;)

I just meant as in 'the two Europeans go off the front right from the back'--it may be by accident, but it didn't look completely accidental--after all, you always hear that the Japanese riders team up against the Europeans, so I wouldn't find it at all unusual if sometimes at least Europeans did the same. Anyone know?

yeah, they do in fact.

there's a diary kept by aussie Ben Kersten about riding in the JKA http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2007/diaries/benk/

The night before every race day you must nominate what gear you will ride and nominate what tactic: yes, my favourite words, Senko, Makuri or Oikomi. This is locked in with the newspapers and then and there is NOTHING that can be done to change it. Tactics and gear selection go out to all the bookies and then the people start to bet according to that information.

and a docu about Bos somewhere when he was out there