Alex Zanardi's Paralympic results spoiler thread

dinizintheoven · Post by **dinizintheoven** » 05 Sep 2012, 14:57

http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/c ... -155109583

Rank   Bib   Athlete   Time   +
1   206  ZANARDI Alessandro   24:50.22   +
2   204  MOSANDL Norbert   25:17.40   +
3   210  SANCHEZ Oscar   25:35.26   +
4   202  DECLEIR Wim   26:24.00   +
5   209  van DYK Ernst   26:35.95   +
6   208  REEKERS Johan   27:06.99   +
7   205  GROBERG Nati   27:30.04   +
8   207  PLAT Jetze   27:40.50   +
9   201  TRIPP Stuart   27:47.62   +
10  203  GASBEOGO Lassane   34:28.49

GET IN THERE MY SON!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:00

dinizintheoven wrote:http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/cycling-road/event/men-individual-h-4-time-trial/index.html?v=20120905-155109583

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Rank   Bib   Athlete   Time   +
1   206  ZANARDI Alessandro   24:50.22   +
2   204  MOSANDL Norbert   25:17.40   +
3   210  SANCHEZ Oscar   25:35.26   +
4   202  DECLEIR Wim   26:24.00   +
5   209  van DYK Ernst   26:35.95   +
6   208  REEKERS Johan   27:06.99   +
7   205  GROBERG Nati   27:30.04   +
8   207  PLAT Jetze   27:40.50   +
9   201  TRIPP Stuart   27:47.62   +
10  203  GASBEOGO Lassane   34:28.49

GET IN THERE MY SON!

Whoop whoop!!!

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:06

YES! FORZA ZANARDI!

dinizintheoven · Post by **dinizintheoven** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:08

dr-baker wrote:Whoop whoop!!!

Dat da sound of da police.

Now, bring on the road race, I say. Bring it!

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:08

What a man.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:12

What a badass. Seriously.

Post by **Londoner** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:18

AWWW YEAH! :mrgreen:

QuickYoda41 · Post by **QuickYoda41** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:35

Awesome!

"One of the true heroes of motorsport" - from the main page. Now he's expanded it to sports in general.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:44

Wow. Zanardi, you are a legend.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:54

Maybe this result will convince him to keep going to Rio 2016...he said he might retire from hand-cycling after the Paralympics but maybe this will convince him otherwise.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 05 Sep 2012, 15:58

kostas22 wrote:Maybe this result will convince him to keep going to Rio 2016...he said he might retire from hand-cycling after the Paralympics but maybe this will convince him otherwise.

Certainly Paralympians seem rather impervious to age; there are athletes competing well into their 50s. Zanardi would be 49 in Rio - not out of the question by any means.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:00

shinji wrote:
kostas22 wrote:Maybe this result will convince him to keep going to Rio 2016...he said he might retire from hand-cycling after the Paralympics but maybe this will convince him otherwise.

Certainly Paralympians seem rather impervious to age; there are athletes competing well into their 50s. Zanardi would be 49 in Rio - not out of the question by any means.

According to the article his closet competitor was 6 years his senior! Here's to hoping he goes to Rio and gets a second Gold medal.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:01

shinji wrote:
kostas22 wrote:Maybe this result will convince him to keep going to Rio 2016...he said he might retire from hand-cycling after the Paralympics but maybe this will convince him otherwise.

Certainly Paralympians seem rather impervious to age; there are athletes competing well into their 50s.

Or he could do a Morgan Shepherd and return to motor racing as a pensioner...

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:02

Just a brief return to pass on some information regarding an ex-driver already a champion in my book.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19493510

Now you can carry on a-hatin' or whatever...

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:04

CoopsII wrote:Just a brief return to pass on some information regarding an ex-driver already a champion in my book.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19493510

Now you can carry on a-hatin' or whatever...

It's a shame you seem to think you have to leave Coops, your presnce has been missed.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:05

pasta_maldonado wrote:
CoopsII wrote:Just a brief return to pass on some information regarding an ex-driver already a champion in my book.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19493510

Now you can carry on a-hatin' or whatever...

It's a shame you seem to think you have to leave Coops, your presnce has been missed.

I can fully understand why he did though.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:08

shinji wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:
CoopsII wrote:Just a brief return to pass on some information regarding an ex-driver already a champion in my book.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19493510

Now you can carry on a-hatin' or whatever...

It's a shame you seem to think you have to leave Coops, your presnce has been missed.

I can fully understand why he did though.

So can I, although that incident in my mind was the exception rather than the rule.

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:17

Great news for the Zanardi. There's a nice piece in the BBC article where they point out it's his third podium at Brands:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19493510

In 1991, as a 24-year-old with his sights trained on Formula 1, he secured second place in a Formula 3000 race for the Il Barone Rampante team around the track.

After losing his legs, he returned in 2008 to take third place in a specially adapted car as part of an Italian-Spanish team that finished third in the World Touring Car Championship.

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:23

Someone has a video of the event? You Tube don't seem to have any at the moment, not even the paralympic's official channel

muttley · Post by **muttley** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:24

Look at those arms. :shock:

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:28

muttley wrote:Look at those arms.

Those are impressive arms.

Does anybody know if he'll be there competing, or just in attendance, on Saturday? That's when I'll be there...

EDIT: Also reported on Autosport for balance of reporting...

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:30

Wait, what? What's the problem here? The only 'hater' I can really think of is DonTirri, but I don't really recall anyone getting so pissed off at him that they actually left...

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:31

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Wait, what? What's the problem here? The only 'hater' I can really think of is DonTirri, but I don't really recall anyone getting so pissed off at him that they actually left...

IIRC, it was the debate surrounding the name of the Helmut Marko thread that drove CoopsII away

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:35

pasta_maldonado wrote:
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Wait, what? What's the problem here? The only 'hater' I can really think of is DonTirri, but I don't really recall anyone getting so pissed off at him that they actually left...

IIRC, it was the debate surrounding the name of the Helmut Marko thread that drove CoopsII away

At least that thread seems to have died a death. Maybe it ought to be locked so it cannot be resurrected?

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:38

dr-baker wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Wait, what? What's the problem here? The only 'hater' I can really think of is DonTirri, but I don't really recall anyone getting so pissed off at him that they actually left...

IIRC, it was the debate surrounding the name of the Helmut Marko thread that drove CoopsII away

At least that thread seems to have died a death. Maybe it ought to be locked so it cannot be resurrected?

Good idea, perhaps it will warn others that spewing hate has no place here (although the majority of posts in that thread were debating the title, not actual 'hating'. I've never witnessed hate on here apart from in posts by DomTirri or Pamphlet)

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 05 Sep 2012, 16:54

dr-baker wrote:Those are impressive arms.

Does anybody know if he'll be there competing, or just in attendance, on Saturday? That's when I'll be there...

EDIT: Also reported on Autosport for balance of reporting...

Saturday's timetable

AFAIK he's in the Mixed H 1-4 team relay.

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 05 Sep 2012, 17:21

all arguing aside i think this is a crowning achievement for Zanardi. I also think that Ganassi should run the two Target cars under this livery in California for the final race of the season as tribute to his success.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 05 Sep 2012, 17:49

Alex Zanardi wrote:My great friend Jimmy Vasser called me last night and said if you win a gold medal I'm going to put you in a car for the Indy 500, so I will have to call him back tonight.

He drove a CART car after his accident, so why not once more?

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 05 Sep 2012, 18:12

He's an absolute legend. He looks to be in great shape too!

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 05 Sep 2012, 18:19

Legend. Nuff' said

Barbazza · Post by **Barbazza** » 05 Sep 2012, 19:33

I'm so happy about this. There's an interview with him on the Channel 4 website (for those outside the UK, not sure if you can see it) which is fantastic.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 05 Sep 2012, 20:42

Barbazza wrote:I'm so happy about this. There's an interview with him on the Channel 4 website (for those outside the UK, not sure if you can see it) which is fantastic.

Linky poo - works outside UK, at least for me.

Alex Zanardi wrote:I really wish for everyone in this world to find an horizon to have, because when it's really your passion that you're playing with every day, results are gonna come, some way or the other; because if you really enjoy what you do, the result is just a logical consequence.

Words to live by.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 06 Sep 2012, 08:26

Bathplug yeah.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Sep 2012, 08:44

Forza Zanardi! :mrgreen:

Next up, the road race gold. :mrgreen:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 06 Sep 2012, 08:46

kostas22 wrote:
Alex Zanardi wrote:My great friend Jimmy Vasser called me last night and said if you win a gold medal I'm going to put you in a car for the Indy 500, so I will have to call him back tonight.

He drove a CART car after his accident, so why not once more?

Ok Jimmy. You know what to do :mrgreen:

Paul Hayes · Post by **Paul Hayes** » 06 Sep 2012, 18:27

There's some footage now freely available on the Paralympic YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJtQYltqCQ

Also a nice post-race interview on the Channel 4 site, but you may have to be in the UK to see it I suspect:

http://paralympics.channel4.com/video/k ... d=1236149/

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 07 Sep 2012, 10:18

pasta_maldonado wrote:It's a shame you seem to think you have to leave Coops, your presnce has been missed.

Oh? Cheers for that. It wasnt just the Hate thread, it was the way the forum has changed recently and I dont think Im the only one who thinks that. The current moderator, I forget his/her name, is very weak and the sites become a bit too random for me. As someone pointed out, if you dont like it - dont read it, fine, I wont :lol:

I'll check in every now and then...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 07 Sep 2012, 10:49

CoopsII wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:It's a shame you seem to think you have to leave Coops, your presnce has been missed.

Oh? Cheers for that. It wasnt just the Hate thread, it was the way the forum has changed recently and I dont think Im the only one who thinks that. The current moderator, I forget his/her name, is very weak and the sites become a bit too random for me. As someone pointed out, if you dont like it - dont read it, fine, I wont

I'll check in every now and then...

Are you referring to Phoenix, Mario, or both collectively?

GwilymJJames · Post by **GwilymJJames** » 07 Sep 2012, 17:39

GOLD in the road race by one second.

dinizintheoven · Post by **dinizintheoven** » 07 Sep 2012, 17:42

GOLD NUMBER TWO! GOLD NUMBER TWO!

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Rank   Bib   Athlete   48.0 Km   56.0 Km   Finish   +
1   206     ZANARDI Alessandro   1:31:15   1:45:41   2:00:32   +
2   209     van DYK Ernst   1:31:15   1:45:41   2:00:33   +
3   202     DECLEIR Wim   1:31:15   1:45:41   2:00:35   +
4   207     PLAT Jetze   1:31:15   1:45:41   2:00:35   +
5   210     SANCHEZ Oscar   1:31:15   1:45:41   2:00:35   +
6   204     MOSANDL Norbert   1:31:15   1:45:41   2:00:35   +
7   208     REEKERS Johan   1:31:15   1:45:41   2:00:35   +
8   201     TRIPP Stuart   1:31:15   1:45:41   2:00:35   +
-   205     GROBERG Nati   1:40:14   1:55:37   -   +
Out of race
Bib   Athlete   Reason   Distance   +
203     GASBEOGO Lassane   LAP   56.0

The timings weren't working, seemingly, for most of that race - either that or they really were all so close together that Alex really did win a ten-lap race by one second. If it turns out to be different... I'll post the results. But I have seen it for myself, I've seen Alex holding his bike above his head in triumph, it's him out in front for sure.

Get in there my son, again, and Jamie and Enoch - you know what to do next podcast, right?