Paralympic Games in London, a former racer Zanardi wants gold on the wheel

Eleven years ago the racing driver Alex Zanardi lost in a horrific crash at the Lausitzring both legs.Now he picks at the Paralympics as a cyclist and want an individual medal. In a race of the Champ Car series of accidents happened in the 2001 Zanardi lost both legs.Seven times he had to be resuscitated after the crash, he survived and learned cycling without legs.It was powered now take a motor with power from his hands.That he pursued in recent years with such a zeal that he now is at the Paralympics in London at the start.Among the participants, he is with his 45 years of an old hand.The "Bild" newspaper, he said: "I am the Michael Schumacher of the Paralympics.Even my coach is 16 years younger than me, "but otherwise the comparison is with the fastest racing series". The time trial I manage an average of 44.5 km / hNot as fast as Formula 1, but I am missing something but the PS. "The Paralympic cycling find curiously on the former Formula 1 race track instead of at Brands Hatch.Zanardi starts in three competitions.In one, he wants to get a medal.But he train benefited for two and a half years.Every day, he spins a 80-kilometer round.He creates precious, he needs a new challenge: "Then I stand on the summit and would have me looking for a new sport.Then actually can only call BMW and offer me a cockpit for the DTM. "