Storey won gold in the women's time trial in the LC1-2/CP4 category in 37min 16.65sec beating the United States Jennifer Schuble by more than a minute, while Richardson took silver in the men's individual time trial LC3.

 

Richardson finished in 38:23.73, 23 seconds behind the Frenchman Laurent Thirionet.

 

Storey beat Schuble by just over a tenth to win the women’s individual pursuit track race on Wednesday and enjoyed putting more daylight between them this time.

 

The 30-year-old from Manchester said: “It was a bigger margin this time.

 

"I just had to concentrate on riding my own race, taking the corners well and moving as well as possible.

 

“I felt really strong although I could feel the pursuit from Wednesday still in my legs a little bit and I was a bit wobbly on a few of the corners.

 

"But I’m just ecstatic to have won especially after how close it was on the track.”

 

Storey now has seven Paralympic golds, having won five as a swimmer before switching to the peddles.

 

“This is what we aimed for the beginning of the year.

 

"We’re overjoyed to have achieved it.”

 

Earlier, Britain's Rachel Morris made history as the first hand-cycling champion from Britain and David Stone won a gold in the mixed individual time trial CP1/CP2.

 

But Darren Kenny narrowly missed out on his fourth gold of the 2008 Games, finishing second in the individual time trial CP3.

 

Surrey-based Morris, who is the hand-cycling world champion, dominated the field to win gold in the women's time trial HC A/HC B/HC C by nearly three minutes.

 

She said: "I can’t stop smiling.

 

"It’s the first time women have been in the hand-cycling at the Paralympics, and the first time that GB have entered men or women, so it’s a bit historic all round.

 

“It’s so hot out on the course, absolutely boiling, but it didn’t really slow things down.

 

"We’ve done a lot of acclimatisation in a heat chamber in Manchester before coming here, and that really helped me to cope with the conditions.”

 

Stone won by more than a minute from Germany's Barbara Weise, while Kenny was forced to settle for silver behind Spain's Javier Ochoa.

 

He will next compete in the individual road race tomorrow.

 

Kenny said: "I have nothing to complain about.

 

"It was a great race today.

 

"All I need to do is to recover and prepare for tomorrow.

 

"I'll try again tomorrow to get a gold medal."

 

Kenny took gold earlier this week in the men's individual pursuit CP3, the men's 1km time trial CP3 and the men's team sprint LC1-4/CP3/4.

 

British cyclists have now won 15 gold medals these Paralympics with the promise of more to come.