After winning the second place in the Brazilian Championship of Paraciclismo in the Endurance Race and the third in the Time Trial, during races held from December 1st to 3rd in Rio de Janeiro, the mountain bike Elite and Marathon champion, Gilberto Silva, sponsored by Instituto Aço Cearense, also reached the first place in the Brazilian Paraciclismo ranking.
With the sum of points obtained throughout the year, Gilberto also won second place in the national ranking of Mountain Bike Elite. “Getting to the top of the national ranking was an old dream, now achieved. From now on, it is to redouble efforts to go even further ”, emphasized Gilberto Silva, who is a collaborator of Aço Cearense Comercial.
Happy with the successful year, the cyclist from Ceará is now preparing for the challenges of 2018. The first competition will be the Rally Cerapió, from 23 to 27 January. Then, the preparation will be complete for the South American Championship of Paraciclismo, that happens in days 14 and 15 of March, in Rio de Janeiro.
