DARREN KENNY is eyeing four golds and three world records at this weekend's Visa Paralympic World Cup in Manchester (May 14 & 15).

The Bournemouth-based cyclist, who has cerebral palsy, is the man to catch following his double gold haul at last year's Paralympic Games in Athens.

He comes face-to-face with big rival, Spain's Javier Otxoa, who is determined to reverse the positions after banking two silvers behind Kenny in Greece last September.

"I'm looking to win everything and everything I've done in training points to a good weekend," said Kenny.

"I know I'm in top form, it's just a question of what Javier has done since Athens, I've not heard about his racing since.

"I'm just concentrating on my performance and not thinking too much about the others - but if I do get beat, it won't be by much."

Kenny, who smashed the world hour record in January, also holds world best marks in the 1km time trial and 3km pursuit.

"It's a good fast track in Manchester and there have been plenty of records there in the past," said Kenny.

"I'm pretty confident of my chances. The 200m sprint is probably my best world record chance. I hold it at the moment (13.2 seconds) but I think I can trim something off it.

"I've got four events in just a few hours while usually they are spread over a few days. Tiredness could be a factor but I'm in great shape and it's the same for everyone."

Dave Mellor, coach of Britain's disability cycling team, also has high hopes for Kenny in Manchester. In addition to three individual events, he'll also be the anchor rider for Britain's crack at the team sprint title.

He said: "He's the man to beat after Athens, so the pressure will be on. Darren's training has gone well and I'm predicting something special."

Kenny is working with former Olympic champion Chris Boardman in the build-up to this weekend's championships, putting himself through a gruelling practice sessions on roads around the New Forest.

But it's six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong from whom he draws his inspiration.

Kenny, a promising junior cyclist, retired from the sport at 19 after a series of injuries. While working as a milkman in Bournemouth he suffered a heavy fall, seriously damaging a section of his brain. Eleven years later he returned to the sport following the birth of his son, Brandon.

"Lance Armstrong said 'Pain is temporary, failure is forever' and that's my sporting motto," he added.

Barney Storey goes in the Kilometre time trial with his Athens partner Dan Gordon hoping to improve on the great times set in training.

Earlier in the evening, he will pilot new rider Anthony Kappes in the Sprint where the pair will be gaining some valuable international experience before the European Championships in Amsterdam later this year.