Brits boost medal tally
GB pick up six further medals on day two in Los Angeles
Last Updated: February 11, 2012 10:30am
Anthony Kappes (R): Struck gold in LA
Mark Colbourne and the male tandem pairing of Anthony Kappes and Craig Maclean led by example as Great Britain picked up six medals on day two of the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles.
Colbourne and Kappes and Maclean secured world titles with the team also picking up three silvers and one bronze medal at the velodrome in the Home Depot Center.
Colbourne posted the second fastest time in qualification in the C1 3km pursuit behind Spain's Mendez Fernandez.
However, this prompted a protest from the German team which claimed he should be in a different, less disabled class.
He was though deemed to be in the correct class and went on to win in style by catching his opponent two-thirds through the race.
The other highlight of the day came from GB's two male tandem pairings in the B Kilo.
Defending champion Neil Fachie, piloted by Barney Storey, lost his title to Kappes, piloted by Maclean, by just 0.099 of a second.
In other events, Darren Kenny had to settle for silver in the C3 3km pursuit final, Aileen McGlynn and Helen Scott could not match Australia's world-record breaking pace in the kilo, placing second, and Jody Cundy picked up a bronze in the C4 4km pursuit.
