alt JODY CUNDY (pictured) led the way as Britain’s cyclists won seven gold and two bronze medals and set three world records at the Visa Paralympic World Cup in Manchester today.

 

The former Paralympic swimming champion Jody Cundy was on fine form on the track winning golds in the team sprint and1km time trial - setting world records in both.

 

Along with Darren Kenny and Rik Waddon he got Britain off to a top start in the team sprint setting a new world record of 52.906sec in the heats.

 

The team followed this up by comfortably taking gold in the final against Spain, crossing the line in 52.740 having caught them after 44.577.

 

Spain finished 1:01.242.

 

Cundy then went on to win gold in the LC1/ LC2 and CP4 1km time trial, beating fellow Briton Mark Bristow, who won bronze, and setting a world record of 1min 09.029sec to lower the previous best by 1.226 seconds.

 

Bristow went on to also win bronze in the 7.5km mixed scratch race behind Jiri Jezek and Jiri Bouska – both of the Czech Republic.

 

Cundy said: “I’m really pleased with that – I can’t complain with two gold medals and two world records.

 

“My training seems to be working and once we sit back and analyse the splits we should be able to learn a lot from this.

 

"It’s only 14 weeks till the World Championships and that’s definitely my focus now.

 

“If you had asked me last year if I could break the kilo record by that much I would have said no – but this year in training I’ve been doing PB after PB so knew I could target a huge best today.

 

“I’m still new to the sport so everything is an improvement – I’ve recently got new bits on the bike and a new leg, which are all making me go faster.”

 

World champion Sarah Bailey beat 19-year-old American Greta Neimanas in convincing style to win the LC1 2km time trial, having overtaken her after only 1:54.076.

 

She followed this up with a further victory in the LC1 500m time trial again beating Neimanas to cross the line in 40.066. 

 

“Personally this event is a lot about finding out how my opponents are getting on,” said Bailey.

 

 “So it’s been good to gather information and I now know my training is on track.

 

“It’s the World Championships that are the focus for the whole team now and this event is a crucial stepping stone for that.

 

"There is also nothing like performing in front of a home crowd in a venue where you do most of your training.

 

She missed last year’s Paralympic World Cup, due to injury, but she added: “This is third year lucky for me – the first World Cup I was competing in the pool and last year I was injured - so to win two golds is great – I couldn’t have asked for more.”

 

Paralympic and world champion tandem pair Aileen Mcglynn and Ellen Hunter did not  fail to impress with a gold in the B/VI tandem sprint, beating Australian pair Felicity Johnson and Katie Parker into silver spot.

 

World champions Anthony Kappes and Barney Storey followed their lead by also beating Australiato take the gold in the men’s B/VI tandem sprint – having already set a world record of 10.410 in the heats.

 

Kappes said: "We're really pleased - the world record was really satisfying.

 

"It was quite cold on the track today which isn't conducive to breaking world records, so to take 1000th of a second off it is good.

 

"We also know that on a warmer track we'd go faster.

 

"We know where we're stronger and where we need to knuckle down to prepare for the Worlds.

 

"We'll be in the right form for Bordeaux."

 

As well as piloting Kappes, Storey also coaches him as well as Cundy, Waddon, McGlynn and Hunter.

 

"I get more satisfaction out of seeing the guys I coach ride well than I do when I do when I'm riding myself," he said.

 

There was also gold for GB’s Gary Williams who cycled to victory in the men’s CP3/ LC1 pursuit, finishing in 3:40.873.