大象传媒

On a grey day in Beijing, the Great Britain Paralympic cycling team made it a "Tremendous Tuesday" with their taking their total to nine, surpassing by one the Olympic team's standard.

Each of their five golds and one silver was loudly cheered on by the large group of British fans who made the long trip to the on a day when the weather was more Manchester than Mandarin.

As Darren Kenny, Rik Waddon, Mark Bristow, Jody Cundy, Simon Richardson and Aileen McGlynn and Ellen Hunter prepared for their turns on the track, their supporters were putting in their own final warm-ups in the stands of the humid arena, biting nails and frantically calculating split times and scenarios.

Once again, the impressive venue was full and the Chinese home crowd did their own bit to make their presence felt on an emotional and memorable day for British cycling.

Ten-year-old Brandon Kenny should have been at school in Dorset, but he will have some stories to tell his friends after his trip to Beijing to watch dad Darren in action.

The two-time Athens gold medallist goes in five events between the track and the road, and has two golds now safely secured, much to his family's delight.

Brandon and mum Maria missed the victory in but they were cheering him on as he edged-out team-mate Rik Waddon in the 1km time-trial final.

"It's brilliant - I'm going to go and buy my dad a Superman t-shirt and I think he can now go and win five golds," he told 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live reporter Alison Curbishley afterwards.

Waddon's family and friends arrived at the track wearing t-shirts emblazoned with on the front and his picture and "Go Nuts for Nat" on the back (a reference to Waddon's fianc茅, swimmer Natalie Jones) and they also made their voices heard.

Last time I saw Jones, she was in tears after seeing her , thanks in part to losing her hat during the race before going on to win bronze.

She said she was "gutted" on Sunday but after a cup of hot chocolate and a good cry she was back to her usual bubbly self as she watched Waddon clinch silver behind Kenny.

Waddon was bitterly disappointed to have missed out on a place in the team for Athens four years ago and his achievements have put the pressure back on Jones at these Games.

"I've now got to match at least his silver medal or he is sleeping on the floor," she joked afterwards. "I've got two chances in the 50m fly on Saturday and then the 50m free on Monday.

"There is a good rivalry between us but it is a friendly rivalry. He is happy with his time and he did what he set out to do. I'm well proud of him."

Arguably the most memorable moment of the day came courtesy of Mark Bristow in the LC1 1km time-trial final.

Watched on by wife Patricia Fado and son Scott (8) and daughter Catherine (5), who travelled over from California where they are based, thanks to Mark's work in Sillicon Valley, he added to the gold rush.

Bristow went out as the fourth-last competitor, setting a world record on his run and when he knew he had secured his gold medal, the overjoyed 46-year-old dashed across the track and clambered up into the stand to embrace his family.

It was a moment of pure emotion that brought a tear to the eye.

"I haven't seen much of my family for the last 12 weeks while I've been training so what could I do but go and say thank you to them first," explained Bristow, a cousin of five-times world darts champion .

"They deserve the medal more than I do for putting up without their dad for the whole summer.

"It's wonderful to have them over here. I will have a week off with them afterwards so we can see more of China.

"They are old enough now that they will remember this for the rest of their lives and I hope they will be proud of me. I am certainly proud of them."