British cyclist aiming to become 'fastest of all time'

How fast can you cycle on your bike and how far do you think you could go?

Well, one British sprinter is hoping to travel quicker than any track cyclist has ever gone before.

Matthew Richardson has announced he is aiming to break the 200m flying start time trial world record.

He will attempt the feat at an event organised by British Cycling at the Konya Velodrome in Turkey next week.

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'It would be cool to be the fastest of all time'

Richardson won two silver medals and a bronze for Australia at last summer's Paris Olympics, before switching his nationality to Great Britain.

He is attempting to break the current record that stands at 9.088 seconds.

It was set last year by Dutch cyclist Harrie Lavreysen during qualifying for the men's sprint at the Paris Olympics.

Lavreysen then went on to take the gold medal in the event.

Richardson hopes to be the first person in history to go below the nine-second barrier - which would require speeds of more than 80 kilometres per hour.

However, he said he was "confident" and looking forward to the challenge.

He explained: "It has a nice ring to it, being the fastest track discipline.

"It's in a flat 200 [metres], you reached the highest peak speed possible on the track. It'd be cool, if I do it, to call myself the fastest of all time."

Richardson won't be the only British cyclist looking to break a record on 14 August - two other riders will also be attempting world records.

Charlie Tanfield will attempt the elite hour mark - which is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bike from a stationary start.

While para-cyclist Will Bjergfelt will try to break the same record in the C5 category.