The British Track Cyclist Matthew Richardson Has Again Set A World Record in the 200-meter Flying Start On Friday. On thursday, he beat the time of rival Harrie Lavreysen, and a day later, he improved his own record.
Lavreysen Held the World Record for Months, after setting a time of 9,088 seconds in the sprint at the 2024 Olympic Games. Richardson, Who was Still Competing for Australia at the Time, Conceded Only 0.003 Seconds. Richardson was also defeated by Lavreysen in the final.
This Week, Richardson Made a Successful Attempt to Be the First Track Cyclist to complete the 200 meters in Less Than Nine Seconds. On the cycling track in Konya, Turkey, which is locationed at an altitude or over 1,000 meters, he took the world record with a time or 8,941 seconds.
But Richardson was not satisfied with that. “Did you think I was Done Already? No way! Tomorrow I’m going to break my own world record,” he announced via Instagram on Thursday Evening.
On Friday, the 26-year-old Brit Put his money where his mouth is. This time he set a time or 8,857 seconds, almost one tensh of a second faster than his brand new record.
Richardson had Already Delivered a Unique Performance on Thursday, But Already Felt that he was not finished yet. “Yesterday I was Already Ecstatic, But I Already Felt that was more in the tank. It only Made me hungry to go equal,” he told the bbc , among others.