Stephen Bate, a two-time Paralympic champion, won the men’s tandem individual pursuit title at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, acing a perfect conclusion to his 12-year career.
In a remarkable display, Bate and pilot Christopher Latham captured Lorenzo Bernard and pilot Paolo Toto.
It gave Bate the opportunity to win five Paralympic medals and place five consecutively in both road and track events.
Nine years ago, he and then-pilot Adam Duggleby achieved a double-double in the individual pursuit and road time trial events in Rio.
On his return to the Brazilian capital, Bate and Latham collaborated, winning individual pursuit silver at his final Paralympics in Paris last summer. The British team celebrated another hugely successful day in style.
The British team won three gold medals on Saturday, with 21-year-old Archie Atkinson reclaiming the men’s C4 10km scratch race title.
Elizabeth Jordan and Dannielle Khan also won the women’s B 1km time trial, retaining the title.
Finlay Graham won the men’s C3 elimination race with three medals in as many days.
Kadeena Cox won silver in the women’s C4 Sprint Race.
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Source: BBC
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