SANTIAGO :Dutch sprint king Harrie Lavreysen became the first cyclist to win four gold medals at the same UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Sunday as he rounded off a remarkable week of domination by winning the sprint.

Lavreysen had already won the team sprint, the keirin and the 1km time trial in Santiago heading in to the final day of racing and he proved unstoppable again.

Britain's Matthew Richardson, who switched allegiance from Australia after last year's Olympics, had the task of trying to deny Lavreysen in the final but could make no impression as the Dutch powerhouse won both heats.

The 28-year-old now has an incredible 20 world titles across the various track disciplines to go along with his five Olympic golds, three of which came in Paris last year.

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