Great Britain's Matthew Richardson lays claim to being the fastest track cyclist of all time, after he broke the world record in the flying 200m on Thursday.

The 26-year-old became the first person in history to clock under nine seconds in the event. His time of 8.941 seconds was just over a tenth of a second quicker than the previous benchmark – 9.088 seconds, set by Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen at last year's Paris Olympics.

Richardson’s effort came in at an average speed of 80.5kph. It was completed at the Konya velodrome in Turkey, which is located at 1,200m altitude. You may like

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