As reported by Cycling Magazine, Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, BC, is heading back to the Paralympics for a second time.
He will be competing in all five cycling disciplines: the road race, the time trial, on the track, in the pursuit and the kilo.
Chernove won three medals in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – a gold, silver and bronze.
In 2009, Chernove was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome – a genetic, degenerative disease that affects the nervous system, causing the nerves to lose their ability to transmit signals. Its symptoms are similar to muscular dystrophy.
Roughly six years after his diagnosis, Chernove was introduced to paracycling.
Chernove is a C2 classification athlete, meaning he rides a regular bike, as opposed to a tandem, tricycle or hand-cycle. The number in the classification indicates the level of limitations the riders have. C5 athletes, for example, have fewer limitations in their lower or upper limbs than C2 athletes.
