Bradley Wiggins stuck his tongue out on the podium after winning his eighth Olympic medal for Team GB

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.