Darren Kenny of Britain is among the world's elite Paralympic cyclists, taking a brace of gold medals at the Beijing Paralympic Games and in Athens back in 2004, as well as a flurry of records and World Cup wins throughout his cycling career.
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His achievements have made him one of the sport's biggest stars.
Kenny triumphed in men's individual pursuit and 1km time trial of CP3 category, breaking both world records which were set by himself.
Darren, from Verwood near Bournemouth, has been involved in cycling since he was young, but an accident during a tour race looked to have put an end to his career.
"I started racing when I was eleven, through till the age of 19, then I stopped till I was about 30 when I started again after becoming disabled and putting on loads of weight," said Kenny.
"I injured my neck in a crash in the tour of Ireland, coming down Wicklow Gap descending. I didn't really leave enough time to recover, and I never really realized until recently how much damage I'd done to my neck and it just meant that I wasn't at the level I wanted to be at and it was a question of more and more time off.
However, after a hiatus, Darren did eventually return to his bike, initially just as an aid to his fitness.
It didn't take him long to get the bug back, and he slowly found himself returning to the racing fraternity.