March 23, 2018 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, BC finished settled for silver in the Men’s C2 1 km Time Trial at the Velodromo Municipal do Rio in Rio de Janeiro on Day Two of the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.

A miscue on his opening lap cost him some time that proved crucial in the end as the defending champ was a mere 0.709 seconds short of the gold won by Colombia’s Alejandro Perea Arango of Colombia.

“I’m glad I didn’t fall in my slip and wobble on the opening lap but it cost me some time,” admitted Chernove. “It was amazing to see a new competitor in the C2 category, the Colombian who won. A great addition to the C2 athletes and I’m looking forward to racing him in the near future.”

Canada’s Ross Wilson of Edmonton, Alberta was just off the podium in the Men’s C1 1 km Time Trial finishing 4th as Paralympic champion, Zhangyu Li of China, won gold.

Canada now has three medals after two days of competition.

Results here.