Matt Richardson became the fastest track cyclist of all time by breaking the world record for the flying start 200m time trial with a time of 8.941 seconds. Achieving this record at the Konya velodrome in Turkey, he averaged 80.5km/h. The flying start 200m is not a World Championship race but a qualifying event for match sprints. Richardson, who switched from Australian nationality to British in August 2024, had previously attempted this record multiple times, achieving close times earlier this year. He used a specially designed bike from the 2024 Paris Olympics.
"I did it, I came here to do that and that's what I did, so it's a pretty cool feeling to accomplish the one thing that I came out here to do. A bit of relief there."
"It was a lot faster [than I've previously ridden], I was basically just a passenger. I gave the bike a bit of direction and it was just steering itself almost."
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