James Ball was as shocked as anyone when he overhauled rival Neil Fachie to claim a maiden Commonwealth gold.
The Ponthir peddler settled for silver behind the Scot for the third time at the Games in the tandem kilo time trial on opening day at London’s velodrome.
But it was a different story in the sprint event where the Paralympic gold and silver medallists did battle in a best-of-three straight-up battle.
