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Eccles' Dame Sarah Storey becomes GB's most successful Paralympian ever

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Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city Dame Sarah Storey has made history by becoming Great Britain's most successful Paralympian ever.

The cyclist, from Eccles in Salford, claimed the 17th gold medal of her phenomenal career at Tokyo 2020 overnight, defending the women's C4-5 road race title.

The 43-year-old trailed veteran German Kerstin Brachtendorf by 75 seconds at one stage of the race, but snatched glory in a stunning comeback with a finishing time of 2:21:51.

This put her one gold ahead of previous long-standing record holder swimmer Mike Kenny. READ MORE: Stockport Harrier Andrew Small strikes Paralympic gold in Tokyo Dame Storey has now won all 13 bike events entered dating

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