Katsuaki Matsumoto

was a Japanese professional track racing cyclist.

Matsumoto is the leading all-time winner amongst professional Keirin track racers with a career total of 1341 wins.

Matsumoto started as a cyclist in 1949, and won the national keirin championships in 1954 and 1955. He retired from racing on 1 October 1981. After retirement he trained young cyclists. He became an honorary citizen of Kyoto in 1987.

Matsumoto died on 6 March 2021 from lymphoma. Provided by Wikipedia