On Monday, at the age of 47, he won his third para track cycling world title, obliterating the rest of the field in the C1 scratch race, averaging 44kph over 60 circuits of the Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow.
Ten, who hails from Valencia, is writing a second chapter to a remarkable tale of sporting endeavour in the face of adversity.
Before taking up cycling, he was already a three-time Paralympic gold medallist in swimming having made his debut at Atlanta in 1996 and owns three world titles in para swimming.
You need to use different muscles but it didn't take much effort to swap from swimming pool to the bike."
Ten, who took years to recover from his injuries, has used a specially designed bike since switching seven years ago.
Persons:
Spain's Ricardo Ten Argiles, Chris Hoy, Neil Fachie, Matt Rotherham, Thomas Ulbricht, Robert Forstemann, Martyn Herman, Christopher Cushing
Organizations:
GLASGOW, Chris Hoy Velodrome, Atlanta, Paralympic, Reuters, UCI, Thomson
Locations:
Glasgow, Valencia