http://www.metafilter.com/tags/paracycling Posts tagged with 'paracycling' at MetaFilter. Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:27:27 -0800 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:27:27 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/119671/That%2Dwas%2Dlike%2Da%2Dspeed%2Dbump%2Dfor%2Dhim On September 15, 2001, at the American Memorial 500, Champ Car driver Alex Zanardi lost both legs, and 70 percent of his blood, in a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfTsWU6xd00">horrific crash</a> (around 1:40, not for the squeamish). Yesterday, he <a href="http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/8340312/ex-f1-driver-alex-zanardi-wins-gold-2012-paralympics">won gold</a> in the 2012 Paralympics. "I feel very fortunate for what I have kept." - on his <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/cart/2003-05-11-zanardi_x.htm">2003 return</a> to the racetrack where he nearly died. An 18-minute <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8273856.stm">BBC interview</a> several years ago on his training for the Paralympics, and the resumption of his racing career. tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.119671 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:27:27 -0800 alexzanardi paracycling paralympics racing sports zanardi dsfan