With five track cycling world records under his belt, it was only a matter of time for Kenny to add a Beijing Paralympic gold to his collection. He had already finished in 3:36.875min to break his own former world record by nearly 6 sec in the men's individual pursuit qualifying round yesterday morning.

Six hours later, the two-time Paralympian stepped onto the podium for gold.

"To me, cycling means everything," Kenny said as he straddled his black bike.

"Cycling brings me the feeling of freedom."

With two gold medals from the Athens Paralympics, a silver and a 1km time trial world record, Kenny is a model not only for his son, but everyone else.

After his gold in Beijing, Kenny will compete in the men's 1km time trial and the men's team sprint for track cycling, as well as the men's individual time trial and men's individual road race.

"My grandparents took me to the Milk Race when I was 10. It was the first major sporting event I had seen, and I loved the noise, the horns, and the cyclists flying past," Kenny said of his first time at a major cycling competition.

"I went home and wanted to ride a bike for the rest of my life."

(China Daily September 8, 2008)