Dargaville cyclist Emma Foy, who has a visual impairment, and pilot Laura Fairweather smashed the world record on the way to winning gold in the Women's B 3km pursuit at the para-cycling track world championships in Mexico.
In very hot conditions in Aguascalientes - the outdoor temperatures approached 40C and the heat was just as intense in the indoor velodrome, Foy and Fairweather smashed the previous world record by 8 seconds. The previous holders, Phillipa Gray, and Kylie Young, claimed the silver medal.
Foy and Fairweather are chasing qualification points for the Rio Paralympics, with one potential barrier to their partnership the fact that they live at opposite ends of the country. Foy is based in Cambridge and Fairweather owns and runs a cafe in the remote Catlins area south of Invercargill.
However, the pair say their partnership works well. They meet for training sessions once a month.
Foy rides at the back of the tandem in a position known as the "stoker".