Matt Richardson plans to follow Matt Glaetzer's path and turn it into gold.
Richardson confirmed at the Paris Olympics that he is the main rival for Dutch master Harrie Lavreysen, who swept the men's sprint gold medals in track cycling.
Glaetzer finally won silver and bronze at the last of his four Olympics, after a cruel run of fourth places.
Richardson won two silver and a bronze.
With Los Angeles and Brisbane looming large, Richardson plans to emulate the persistence of his fellow Australian sprinter.
"He gives someone like me hope that I can make it that far and keep progressing," Richardson said of Glaetzer.
"He's gotten a bit better and a bit better and a bit better at each Olympics. If I can do the same, that can mean good things.
"Hopefully another four years can move me one spot up."
Richardson won silver and Glaetzer claimed bronze behind Lavreysen in the men's keirin on the last day of the Games.
It is Glaetzer's first individual Olympic medal, after he combined with Richardson and Leigh Hoffman to break his podium duck with bronze in the team sprint.
Richardson and his trademark surge on the home bend challenged Lavreysen at the Olympics, with the Australian beating him in their keirin semi-final.
He also won silver in the sprint as Australia enjoyed its best result in the men's sprint events since Ryan Bayley won two gold at the Athens Games.
But the Dutch sprint king remains on a different level for now.
Adding to the prestige of Lavreysen's feat, the last rider to win the men's sprint, keirin and team sprint at an Olympics was British legend Sir Chris Hoy in Beijing.
"I can see Harrie and I pushing each other to the line, until we retire.
"This is the closest anyone has gotten to him in the last four-five years, when he really started to take off.
"If I can keep progressing, that might shift, it might be me on top in qualifying."
Richardson will most likely be one of the top Australian cycling medal hopes in Los Angeles.
Australian cycling enjoyed its best Olympics in 20 years, winning three gold, and the widespread reset after Tokyo is paying dividends.
AusCycling performance boss Jess Korf noted the performance puts Australia back among cycling's Olympic superpowers.
But he baulked at whether Paris was mission accomplished, answering "that's a big question".
For Korf, while there has been "an incredible lift" in their culture, it is more mission ongoing.
He notes that Brisbane is "the big one".
"Keep stoic, stay critical and keep building," he said.
Korf's next job was to drive equipment to Belgium ahead of the world track championships. After three days off, he will head back to France to help with Paralympic preparations.
The mission continues.
