Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins became the first Brit to win eight Olympics medals last night, with Team GB claiming 3 golds and 3 silvers in Rio on Friday.

36-year-old Wiggins took part in the world record-breaking effort by Team GB in the men's cycling pursuit, beating Australia to gold.

Here's Wiggins and team — Ed Clancy, Owain Doull and Steven Burke — competing in the 4km race:

And here's the team setting a record time of 3 minutes 50.265 seconds in the 4km race against:

His eighth time on the podium, Wiggins was clearly having fun, sticking his tongue out as the British national anthem finished:

Afterward, Wiggins told the BBC: "When you have guys like that it makes your life easier."

It's Wiggins' fifth gold medal and his eighth Olympic medal overall. Wiggins won 1 gold at the London 2012 Olympics, 2 at the 2008 Beijing games, a gold, silver, and bronze at Athens in 2004, and a bronze in Sydney in 2000.

Team GB are now 3rd in the medals table, with 7 golds, 9 silvers, and 6 bronzes. USA have the biggest medal haul, with China in second.

Earlier in the day on Friday Team GB won 2 golds in rowing and silvers in dressage, trampolining, and swimming.

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