Koko News | Sports | 07 Aug 2025

British sprinter aims to break cycling world record

Howfastcanyoucycleonyourbikeandhowfardoyouthinkyoucouldgo?

您騎自行車的速度有多快？您認為可以騎多遠？

OneBritishsprinterishopingtotravelquickerthananytrackcyclisthasevergonebefore.

一位英國短跑運動員希望能比以往任何場地自行車運動員跑得更快。

MatthewRichardsonhasannouncedheisaimingtobreakthe200mflyingstarttimetrialworldrecord.

馬修理查森宣布，他的目標是打破 200 公尺飛行起跑計時賽的世界紀錄。

HewillattemptthefeatataneventorganisedbyBritishCyclingattheKonyaVelodromeinTurkeynextweek.

下週，他將在由英國自行車協會在土耳其科尼亞自行車館舉辦的比賽中嘗試這項壯舉。

Doyouenjoycycling?

你喜歡騎自行車嗎？

Whatdoyouthinkoftherecordattempt?

您對這次創紀錄的嘗試有何看法？

Letusknowinthecommentsbelow.

請在下面的評論中告訴我們。

RichardsonwontwosilvermedalsandabronzeforAustraliaatlastsummer'sParisOlympics, beforeswitchinghisnationalitytoGreatBritain.

理查森在去年夏天的巴黎奧運會上為澳洲贏得了兩枚銀牌和一枚銅牌，之後他將自己的國籍改為英國。

Heisattemptingtobreakthecurrentrecordthatstandsat 9.088 seconds.

他正試圖打破目前 9.088 秒的紀錄。

ItwassetlastyearbyDutchcyclistHarrieLavreysenduringqualifyingforthemen'ssprintattheParisOlympics.

該紀錄由荷蘭自行車運動員哈里·拉夫雷森 (Harrie Lavreysen) 於去年在巴黎奧運會男子短距離自行車賽資格賽中創造。

Lavreysenthenwentontotakethegoldmedalintheevent.

拉夫雷森隨後奪得該項目金牌。

Richardsonhopestobethefirstpersoninhistorytogobelowthenine-secondbarrier-whichwouldrequirespeedsofmorethan80kilometresperhour.

理查森希望成為史上第一個突破 9 秒大關的人，這需要速度達到每小時 80 公里以上。

However, hesaidhewas"confident"andlookingforwardtothechallenge.

不過，他表示自己“充滿信心”，並期待著挑戰。

Heexplained:"Ithasaniceringtoit, beingthefastesttrackdiscipline."

他解釋道：“作為最快的賽道項目，它聽起來很悅耳。”

It'sinaflat200[metres], youreachedthehighestpeakspeedpossibleonthetrack.

在平坦的 200 公尺賽道上，你達到了賽道上可能的最高速度。

It'dbecool, ifIdoit, tocallmyselfthefastestofalltime.

如果我做到了，我可以稱自己是史上最快的人，這真是太酷了。

Richardsonwon'tbetheonlyBritishcyclistlookingtobreakarecordon14 August-twootherriderswillalsobeattemptingworldrecords.

理查森並不是唯一一位希望在 8 月 14 日打破紀錄的英國自行車手——另外兩名車手也將嘗試打破世界紀錄。

CharlieTanfieldwillattempttheelitehourmark-whichistherecordforthelongestdistancecycledinonehouronabikefromastationarystart.

查理坦菲爾德 (Charlie Tanfield) 將挑戰精英一小時紀錄——這是從靜止起點開始一小時內騎自行車行駛最長距離的紀錄。

Whilepara-cyclistWillBjergfeltwilltrytobreakthesamerecordintheC5category.

殘疾人自行車運動員威爾·比耶格菲爾特 (Will Bjergfelt) 將嘗試打破 C5 級別的相同紀錄。

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

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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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.