There is no rest for Wallington-based wheelchair racer David Weir following his superb win in sweltering conditions in Sunday's London Wheelchair Marathon.

He backs up this weekend in the British Wheelchair Racing Association's championships at Stoke Mandeville, where he will race over 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m and 5,000m.

Then, he prepares to compete for Britain in the VISA Paralympic World Cup in Manchester next month, where he has been selected for the 100m, 200m and 400m.

Competing alongside him in Manchester will be Tushar Patel, his Velocity Wheelchair Racing clubmate who sat out Sunday's race with an injury.

Weir claimed victory in a thrilling sprint finish from, Australia's Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley, making his London debut.

From the start it was a two-horse race and, by halfway, they were more than a minute clear of their chasers.

As they passed Big Ben in the closing stages, they found time to sportingly shake hands, before Weir used his speed and knowledge of the course to win by a second in one hour, 30 minutes, 49 seconds.

The 27-year-old said: "My build-up has not been the best.

"I have been ill for the past two or three weeks, so this is my best win for a long time.

"Six miles out, it became very tactical.

"No one wanted to go, so the race slowed down.

"But I knew I had won it at 15 miles. He was struggling then.

"When we reached Big Ben, I turned to Kurt, shook his hand, and said Well done, great race' "I thought I went too early and that he might catch me but I held on."

The win was a big boost ahead of a busy 2007 that includes major competitions in Manchester, Switzerland, USA and Canada, as well as the World Championships in Osaka.

"My coach and I need to make a decision about what gold medals I should aim for in Beijing next year," he said.