Fin Graham admitted he was fed up with silver after being edged out of Commonwealth Games gold by his training partner.
Graham entered the final of the men's C1-C3 3000m pursuit as the quickest qualifier but was beaten by England's Matthew Richardson. Racing second, the 26-year-old was quick in the early stages of the race against the clock but fell behind in the closing laps, finishing just over one second slower.
Frustration after the final
His frustration was clear as he hurled his water bottle and stormed off the track, though he was more reflective after collecting his medal. After winning silver in the same event at the Tokyo and Paris Paralympics, Graham is starting to wonder if he is cursed.
"I'm disappointed," he admitted. "I came here aiming to win gold, so to leave with silver isn't what I wanted. Matt was the strongest on the day and full credit to him."
"I did everything I could. I was the quickest qualifier, but I just wasn't able to back it up in the final as well as I'd hoped. It's a hard one to take. Having the chance to compete in front of a home crowd and represent Scotland was a dream come true. I just couldn't quite put the cherry on top, but it was an amazing experience and one I'll remember for a long time."
"As athletes, you always come into these championships wanting to win gold, so I'd be lying if I said I wasn't gutted. It's a cut-throat sport and you can't win everything. It's a shame this was one that got away."
"I know I gave everything I had. I'm sure, with a bit of time, I'll look back and appreciate the silver medal, but right now it's still difficult to swallow."
"The atmosphere was incredible. Every lap, the noise from the crowd was unbelievable and it helped you dig that little bit deeper. Unfortunately, I just didn't quite have enough in my legs to get over the line first. The dream was to hear the national anthem, but it wasn't to be."
Stewart's narrow miss
Dundee's Mark Stewart lost out on a bronze medal in the men's 40km points race by the barest of margins.
Cyclists accrue points for individual sprints throughout the race, and Stewart finished deadlocked on 61 points with New Zealand's bronze medallist George Jackson, who claimed the podium place by virtue of his higher placing in the final sprint.
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