Fachie and pilot Rotherham were looking to defend the title they won in Tokyo three years ago. The pair also won gold at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro earlier this year.

Despite the disappointed of missing out on gold, Fachie told BBC Scotland: “Silver… it’s not bad, is it? I need to remind myself it’s still pretty damn good.”

The pair will now have to decide what the future holds with Fachie admitting it is not getting any easier.

“I’ve got an annoying ratio of gold, silver, gold, silver, which means maybe at 44 I’m going to have to come back and take the gold (in Los Angeles),” added Fachie.

“It’s not easy any more and I’m not getting any younger. I still don’t know. I don’t want to look at a bike for a month or two and then I’ll have to see what happens.

“I will miss this dearly if I do walk away.”

He added: “Maybe the Commonwealth Games will happen in Glasgow in a couple of years and maybe I’ll try and be the most successful Scot of all time.

“That’s still something on the cards, but there’s a lot of boxes to tick before then.”

That decision is down the line but this was set up to be Fachie’s crowning glory – perhaps the culmination of an incredible haul that now includes five Paralympic medals.

“With a lap and a half to go I could feel I was really struggling. I think I can walk away proud though. I know I couldn’t have done any more,” added Fachie.