Sarah Storey swept to victory in the C5 Pursuit final to win Great Britain's first Paralympic gold of London 2012 and the eighth of her own career.
The 34-year-old tore into the gap to Anna Harkowska and passed the Pole just after halfway in their 3km run-off.
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I didn't expect to be able to catch her as quickly as I did
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Sarah Storey
Storey, who broke a world record for the 72nd time in her career in qualifying, has another three medals in her sights at London 2012.
Earlier, team-mate Mark Colbourne won silver in the C1-3 1km time trial.
Storey and Colbourne's successes are the first contributions towards ParalympicsGB's target of 103 across the whole of London 2012.