Former IndyCar star Alessandro Zanardi has claimed his third Paralympic handcycling gold medal after winning the H5 time trial at Pontal in Rio de Janiero. The 49-year-old was 18 seconds behind at the 10km mark of the time trial, with the first cyclist to complete the route, Australian Stuart Tripp, setting the pace. But Zanardi had a strong finish, overhauling Tripp over the second half of the route to take the gold medal by 2.74 seconds with a time of 28m36.81s. It's the first of two events Zanardi is contesting in Rio, with the second on Friday when he will be part of the three-man Italian team in the H2-H5 team mixed relay. Zanardi, who won the H4 time trial and road race at London...
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