Practically a month ago, just two days before the opening of the track world championships in Shanghai, Matthew Richardson was sensationally excluded and removed from the British national team.

Today, the British newspaper The Times, which was the first to break the news, has revealed further details about the incident. The Times examined six different messages that Richardson sent to other cyclists over the years. "In these messages, it appears he regularly makes discriminatory comments towards people with a migrant background," the newspaper writes.

«In these messages, Richardson appears to use the racist term 'N-word' (one of the most offensive derogatory and racist terms in the English language, ed.), while in other messages he makes jokes about the use of this word».

According to the newspaper, the track cycling star also made offensive comments towards the Asian community and homophobic statements.

Recall that the British cycling federation immediately opened an investigation, to which Richardson promptly said he was ready to cooperate: «British Cycling has communicated that an investigation is underway: I will cooperate fully. And I want to assure everyone that I will handle the situation appropriately and with sincere regret for anyone who may have been affected».