After entering the Paralympic record books, Dame Sarah Storey was called out by her daughter Louisa after she suggested her mum cannot keep up with her during their bike rides.
Storey became Britain’s most successful Paralympian in history after withstanding torrential rain to romp to victory in the C4-5 road race and break Mike Kenny’s record.
She now has a scarcely-believable 17 gold medals in her career after a third triumph in Tokyo - but it didn’t stop her daughter from highlighting who is on top within the family.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain despite still being in Tokyo, the 43-year-old was joined digitally by her daughter and husband who have been watching the action back home in Manchester.
GMB host Ben Shephard simply asked if Louisa goes on bike rides with her incredible mother and how intense the adventures were - and Louisa’s anger was largely unexpected.
Live on air, Shephard asked: “Do you ever go on bike rides with mum? Or does she let you get on with that yourself?”
Louisa replied saying both, and Shephard probed further to ask: “What’s she like, does she try and make you go faster or is she laid back about going on a bike ride?”
With a smile across her face, Louisa replied saying: “Well, I’m actually powering up ahead, up the hill.”
Shephard was clearly surprised by this answer and exclaimed: “So you’re the one person she can’t beat?!”
Both Storey and her daughter broke into large smiles and nodded along.
Rather than rejecting the anecdote, Storey - who also has a young son - heaped praise on her children and said: “It’s just amazing that they grasp how important it was and were able to support me.
“I left them in a rainy carpark just outside of Castle Combe after my final race to drive to the final couple of days of the holding camp.”
Storey was behind Kirstin Brachtendorf by over a minute until her British team-mate Crystal Lane-Wright helped mount a comeback in the race on Thursday.
Lane-Wright took over from Storey at the front of the chasing group and managed to track down the German, allowing Storey to power home and claim gold.
Both British riders overtook the German and had discussed the prospect of winning gold and silver - but Lane-Wright told her team-mate she would not attempt to win gold herself.
Lane-Wright said she had told Storey: 'This is your gold medal – you don't have to worry, I won't take it. I won't even attempt to take it away from you.'
Lane-Wright admitted it was ‘probably not the most athletic, competitive thing to do’ - but said Storey’s win was down to her raw power to reach the line first.
“She hit it so hard at the bottom of the climb, I wasn't quick enough,” Lane-Wright revealed.
