Gallagher and Ward strike double Gold

Australia’s great Paralympian Jess Gallagher has added another title to her amazing CV after sealing a track cycling golden double at the Commonwealth Games with her pilot Caitlin Ward.

Their triumph in the tandem B time trial, for blind and visually impaired cyclists with a sighted pilot, came on a day when serious questions were being asked over rider and spectator safety after a shocking crash at the Lee Valley velodrome on Sunday.

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