The 11-time Paralympic champion was making her comeback after six months out of the competitive saddle following the birth of her daughter in June and looked in imperious form once again.

Dame Sarah reeled in Beijing 2008 gold medallist Schuble with a kilometre to go and powered through the final few laps to take the win in a time of 3min 45:06sec.

While that time was over 13 seconds outside of the world record she set at London 2012, the 36-year-old was pleased to get her first race out of the way and admitted that her fitness levels are still a work in progress.

"It was good to be back racing," she said.

"The time isn't so bad but I definitely need to get fitter - it hurt at the end.

"I thought I would catch Jennifer but I found it tough to get by her because I didn't have as many reserves as I would normally have, but it is a good starting point and now I can build on it.

"That time would still have won me gold in London so I'm pleased to be still on top of the rankings."

Beijing 2008 gold medal winner Jody Cundy also impressed in Newport with a scintillating ride in the C4 kilo event which saw him clock a time of 1:04.996.

That would have beaten Cundy's previous record of 1:05.144 but for the lack official anti-doping officials at the event.

But the London 2012 bronze medallist was not too disappointed and revealed that he was also returning to the track after time off.

Jody Cundy took gold in Newport but was denied a new world record due to a lack of anti-doping officials at the event ©AFP/Getty Images