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Alejandro Albor: Paralympian in hand cycling at Athens and Beijing

By Alejandro Albor

 A blog chronicles the adventures of a Paralympian amputee as he traveled to Beijing to compete in hand cycling.

Walls of the Forbidden City in Beijing

Alejandro Albor, as a member of the US Olympic Cycling Team in 2008, blogged about his experiences competing in handcycling around the world.  He was a silver medalist in the 2004 Athens Paralympics, having lost to the winner by hundredths of a second. He also earned a silver medal in the finals at Beijing. He has been US Champion five times since he began competing in 2000.