Usain Bolt names the one sprinter he would love to beat as he reveals dream 100m lineup

Usain Bolt has picked his dream 100m race and named the one sprinter who he would love to beat.

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt is the fastest man alive over the distance, recording an insane time of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009.

And while there have been plenty of lightning quick stars on the track, none have come close to Bolt's world record.

At the Olympics in Paris, Noah Lyles achieved a personal best time of 9.79 and beat both Kishane Thompson of Jamaica and his US teammate Fred Kerley to claim the gold medal.

He would later declare himself as " the world's fastest man", saying: "You get it with the title of being the Olympic Champion. Technically the fastest man alive is Usain Bolt".

Bolt has raced against an elite list of opponents over the years and in an appearance on the Ready Set Go podcast with Justin Gatlin and Rodney Green, put together his dream lineup - which included current sprint king Lyles for one specific reason.

"Me, you (Justin Gatlin), Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake," Bolt said.

"I would definitely like to compete against Maurice Green, Ben Johnson. Let's give Noah the spot just because I would love to race against him."

Bahamian sprinter Green wondered if Carl Lewis was in with a shout, though Bolt quickly responded: "Nah".

Bolt names the greatest 100m race of all-time

Also in the podcast, Bolt had some strong opinions on what he believes to be the most star-studded race of all time. In the 100m final at the 2012 Olympics in London, he was joined in the starting blocks by Gay, Gatlin and compatriot Powell to name just a few and believes the line-up is in a league of its own.

Usain Bolt won eight Olympic gold medals. Image: Getty

Bolt said: "After what we performed in 2012, the lineup in that race - are you kidding me bro? Just everybody in that race, the accolades and the level that we're at."

Gatlin was in agreement and made a point of how in basketball, Michael Jordan didn't cross over with LeBron James but that wasn't the case in this era of athletics.

"We were all in the same generation and we lined up at the same time," Gatlin stated.

"That was the most epic race when it came to legacy. I don't think you'll ever replicate that race ever again in life."

Bolt took gold with a time of 9.63, with teammate Blake taking silver with a time of 9.75 and Gatlin having to settle for bronze.