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Scotland's Aileen McGlynn takes cycling silver

Aileen McGlynn and Helen Scott had to settle for Paralympic silver in the women's blind and visually impaired time-trial at the London 2012 velodrome as Australia won gold.

Aileen McGlynn and pilot Helen Scott in action today
Aileen McGlynn and pilot Helen Scott in action today

McGlynn, 39, from Glasgow, and pilot Scott clocked one minute 09.469 seconds, but Australia's Felicity Johnson and Stephanie Morton were last on the track and stole victory by 0.550secs in a Paralympic record of 1min 08.919secs.

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