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On the bike is where Graham does his talking.<\/p>\n
The pride of Strathpeffer – a small village in the Scottish highlands, he is one of Great Britain’s best hopes to win a rainbow jersey in Zurich.<\/p>\n
Since 2022 he has claimed four world titles in the velodrome and two on the road.<\/p>\n
After two silver medals in Tokyo, he briefly set a world record in the heats of the C3 individual pursuit – only to have his time beaten by team-mate Jaco van Gass mere minutes later.<\/p>\n
“Classic Jaco,” joked Graham. “He did the same thing in Tokyo. It was so quick, at least give me a chance to see my record flash up on the screen!”<\/p>\n
Van Gass beat Graham in the final, but the Scot finally got his first Paralympic gold on the penultimate day of the Games, outsprinting Frenchman Thomas Peyroton-Dartet in a dramatic finish.<\/p>\n
Graham’s form means he is favourite for the road title on Zurich’s hilly course, and he also fancies his chances in Tuesday’s C1-3 time trial.<\/p>\n
“Over the past two years I\u2019ve lost out on the TT by a combined time of I think about two seconds, which is ridiculous over the distances we race,” he told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“Second in Glasgow last year was really hard to take. My results had been so good and no GB rider had won the time trial before. I really wanted to win that.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n