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BRITAIN REAFFIRM TRACK DOMINANCE

By Matt McGeehan, Press Association Sport

Great Britain's cyclists demonstrated their continued presence as the world's number one team with a phenomenal haul at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Manchester.

After winning 12 out of 13 events entered at last year's Beijing Paralympic Games, Britain reiterated their status as the world's leading nation with 10 gold, three silver and one bronze, as well as five world records.

There were multiple successes for Neil Fachie (with tandem pilot Barney Storey), Darren Kenny, Jody Cundy, Mark Bristow and Sarah Storey, with three wins on the final day bolstering the hosts' total.

Aileen McGlynn and her tandem pilot Ellen Hunter won a gold and a bronze, while Rik Waddon won two silvers and Simon Jackson and his pilot David Readle also won a silver.

Kenny replicated his successes from Beijing with three wins from three events - in the men's CP3 one-kilometre time-trial, individual pursuit and the team sprint.

The team sprint win, where he led Cundy and Bristow - also individual kilometre champions - to victory, was his fourth world title of the year following his road race success in Bogogno, Italy in September.

"It's my fourth this year - it's been nice," the modest 39-year-old from Dorset, who has cerebral palsy, said.

On the team sprint win in 50.232 seconds, Kenny said: "I go hell for leather and let the big boys finish it off."

Cundy set a world record of one minute 05.414 seconds in winning the men's LC2 one-kilometre time-trial on day two and has now won the event at three successive World Championships since switching to the bike from swimming.

Cundy was also part of the team sprint-winning squad at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships as well as the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.

"It's a bit of a formality these days," Cundy, who is an amputee after being born with a deformed right foot, said.

The 31-year-old from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was pleased with the new prize - his rainbow jersey for world champions.

"They're more significant now," he said.

"It took quite a lot of educating when it was a green one - people thought we'd gone out and bought them.

"Now we've got the genuine article, it makes life easier."

Sarah Storey triumphed in the women's LC1 500metres time-trial in 37.430secs on the final day, winning her first world title in the discipline following bronze medals in 2006 and 2007.

"I'm over the moon," said the 32-year-old former Paralympic swimming champion, who was born with a deformed left hand.

"When I crossed the line I screamed. That's just brilliant."

It was her second win of the competition following her stunning world record ride of 3mins 34.266secs in the women's LC1 three-kilometres pursuit.

Her success was followed up by her husband Barney, who triumphed in the men's B&Vi sprint as pilot to Fachie.

It was the duo's second title on Fachie's World Championships debut.

"It's just phenomenal," said the 25-year-old from Aberdeen, who was a member of the athletics team in Beijing.

"It's been a fantastic weekend all round.

"Hopefully we can go on from here and just keep improving."

There was one disappointment on the final day.

Paralympic champions McGlynn, who is visually impaired, and Hunter - winners of the one-kilometre time-trial on day two - missed the opportunity to defend their world pursuit title, but won bronze in a personal best of 3:38.196. Their British team-mates Lora Turnham and Rebecca Rimmington, who were making their World Championship debuts, were fourth.

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