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Jody Cundy claimed his 22nd world track gold medal with victory in the 1km time trial at the Para-Cycling World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.<\/b><\/p>\n
Cundy, 47, led home a British one-two in the men’s C4 event, finishing 1.7 seconds ahead of Archie Atkinson.<\/p>\n
It is an incredible 16th C4 1km world title in a row for the English rider.<\/p>\n
“It’s a bit of a surprise, this one,” Cundy said. <\/p>\n
“About two months ago, I really was to the point where I probably wasn’t going to come – I just hadn’t had a great year at all and nothing seemed to be sticking.<\/p>\n
“The last couple of months it started to come together. Then we’ve got out here, and, yeah, I’ve surprised myself with how fast I’ve gone.”<\/p>\n
Cundy – who has six Paralympic golds in cycling and three in swimming, first competed at the track worlds in 2006, two years after team-mate Atkinson was born.<\/p>\n
Reigning champion Blaine Hunt was second in the MC5 1km time trial, with Matthew Robertson third in the MC2 10km scratch race.<\/p>\n
The finals run until Sunday and are the fourth edition of the event to be held in the Olympic Velodrome in Rio, after 2018, 2021 and 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n