Unwin & Holl win GB’s third gold on day two in Rio

On day two of the Para-Cycling World Championships, Britain won a third gold medal in the women’s B individual pursuit led by Jenny Holl and Sophie Unwin.

The British team’s new world record was broken by the duo’s remarkable effort to overcome a two-second deficit and defeat New Zealand’s Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges, rounding off a successful day in Rio de Janeiro.

Jody Cundy won the inaugural men’s C4 sprint title earlier in the evening, while James Ball and Steffan Lloyd won the men’s B 1km time trial.

Cundy, 47, won his 23rd world track gold medal against Belgium’s Jarno Thierens and Australia’s Michael Shipley in a stand-out performance.

The finish was also impressive for Ball and his pilot, who finished ahead of Australia’s Kane Perris and Luke Zaccaria, with Stefano Meroni and Francesco Ceci coming in third.

After failing to maintain her blistering start, Kadeena Cox, who finished behind Australia’s Tara Neyland, won the women’s C4 kilo.

Fin Graham won the men’s C3 1km time trial gold, and Lizzi Jordan and Dannielle Khan captured the bronze medals of Poland’s Karolina Karasiewicz and Dominika Putrya in the women’s B individual pursuit.

Blaine Hunt, who lost in the men’s C5 elimination race, was disappointed, though.