Jaco van Gass shakes off collision with car in Paris to take gold in velodrome

• British rider was hit by a car in buildup to Paralympics
• Van Gass takes gold for GB, as does Lizzi Jordan

Being hit by a car the week before cycling in the Paralympics is not ideal preparation. But it takes more than being sent flying over a bonnet to stop Jaco van Gass – and on Friday afternoon he took gold, defeating teammate Finlay Graham in the C3 3,000m individual pursuit final.

It was one of two gold, two silver and two bronze medals on a bumper day for Paralympic GB in the dripping heat of the velodrome.

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