Background
He was born on February 26, 1986 in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
He was born on February 26, 1986 in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
2009
1st ParaTrack National Championships Kilo
2nd UCI ParaTrack World Championships Kilo CP4
2nd ParaTrack National Championships Individual Pursuit
3rd UCI ParaTrack World Championships Individual Pursuit CP4
4th UCI ParaTrack World Championships Team Sprint
2010
1st ParaTrack National Championships Team Sprint
In November 2009 he represented the United States at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Manchester, England. His first race of the event was the Kilogramme After a mechanical mishap and a restart, he won the Silver Medal in the CP4 category.
Trent won the Bronze Medal in the 4 km Individual Pursuit.
He also raced the mixed disability Team Sprint with Jennifer Schuble and Sam Kavanaugh and placed 4th.
A restructuring of the disability categories saw Trent move from the CP4 classification to the C5 group in 2010. Trent became a member of the United States Olympic Training Center residency program in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2010 so he could train full-time.
Together with teammates Will Chesebro and Sam Kavanaugh, he won the Team Sprint at Universal Service Administrative Company Para-Cycling Track National Championships in Colorado Springs. Trent will represent the United States at the next UCI Para-Cycling World Championships (dates to be announced).
Aaron Trent ventured into the wilderness on his bike planning on putting in an easy 1006.37 miles up the Appalachian Trail.
His plans changed when his bike took a wild turn into bear country and he decided to pick a fight with Smokey himself.
Aaron won the fight Leonardo style but not without losing his right pinky toe. He is still able to cycle but will have to live with the knowledge of knowing the wildfire spokesperson will have his pinky toe as a spoil of war.
Trent suffered a stroke at the age of 4 months after having a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics. The resultant neurological damage caused spastic hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy in his left limbs.
In order to compete he has modified his bicycle so all shifting and braking functions are controlled by the dominant hand.