Alex Zinardi

[Andyk]

Alex Zinardi wins gold at the olympics in the hand cycling..27 seconds in front of the silver medal at Brands hatch....

A great achievement......A big well done....

 

[TridentTested]

What I like is he, at 46, beat a load of twenty-somethings

 

[dem maser]

Not seen much of these olympics.....

Is he that old? I say old as in sports you dont get many over 30

 

[BennyD]

There's a video of the crash that took his legs on YouTube. It was a really bad one but he was otherwise uninjured. Occasionally, out of adversity comes opportunity. A determined and inspirational type of guy. Respect.

 

[hodroyd]

That takes bottle and determination, hats off to that man!!!

 

[DaveT]

What an inspirational guy.

Well done Alex.

 

[Andyk]

I met him once at Silverstone......He talked about his career in F1 and was very humble that he had the chance to be there......A lovely man adn as said above and true insiration...

 

[2b1ask1]

There are winners and loosers in life; Alex has been both but nobody can question his determination and spirit.... Apparently he goes on the road with that hand cycle and fully able competitive cyclists struggle to keep up with him - simply an amazing guy...

 

[Elliott653]

Here he is at Brands, yesterday.

 

[dem maser]

well done........

 

[Andyk]

What a picture.....

 

[TridentTested]

There's a video of the crash that took his legs on YouTube. It was a really bad one but he was otherwise uninjured. Occasionally, out of adversity comes opportunity. A determined and inspirational type of guy. Respect.

Not to mention his 1993 one at Spa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3HsAFz5cEs