Your chance to really make a difference (to a fellow cyclist) *Contains injury photo*
02-04-11, 01:40 PM
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Your chance to really make a difference (to a fellow cyclist) *Contains injury photo*
how to help.
the story -
Cyclists helping one of their own
A tale of ultimate survival and human kindness, Damian Lopez Alphonso's story is one that needs to be told. He's not only captured the hearts of those he's met and raced with; he's inspired an outpouring of support from the cycling community at large.
At age 13, while trying to retrieve a kite caught on an electrical wire in his native Cuba, Damian Lopez Alphonso was electrocuted with 13,000 volts of electricity - the voltage equivalence of what it takes to move a New York City subway car.
He spent 52 days on life support following the accident and has had dozens of surgeries - some life-saving - since his teens. Doctors are still baffled by the fact that he's alive.
But Damian, now 34, hasn't allowed these seeming setbacks to slow him down - literally.
Although he lost both of his hands and uses no adaptive devices, Damian is an accomplished cyclist, who finished first at the Coppa 8 de Marzo Time Trial, second at the Tour of Havana de Este, and third at the Criterium de Havana against some of the best athletes in his region.
He learned to ride his bike by carefully resting the remains of his arms on upturned handlebars.
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the story -
Cyclists helping one of their own
A tale of ultimate survival and human kindness, Damian Lopez Alphonso's story is one that needs to be told. He's not only captured the hearts of those he's met and raced with; he's inspired an outpouring of support from the cycling community at large.
At age 13, while trying to retrieve a kite caught on an electrical wire in his native Cuba, Damian Lopez Alphonso was electrocuted with 13,000 volts of electricity - the voltage equivalence of what it takes to move a New York City subway car.
He spent 52 days on life support following the accident and has had dozens of surgeries - some life-saving - since his teens. Doctors are still baffled by the fact that he's alive.
But Damian, now 34, hasn't allowed these seeming setbacks to slow him down - literally.
Although he lost both of his hands and uses no adaptive devices, Damian is an accomplished cyclist, who finished first at the Coppa 8 de Marzo Time Trial, second at the Tour of Havana de Este, and third at the Criterium de Havana against some of the best athletes in his region.
He learned to ride his bike by carefully resting the remains of his arms on upturned handlebars.
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02-04-11, 02:28 PM
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stole your bike
done.
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02-04-11, 03:18 PM
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Done....Thanks for the story Botto.
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02-04-11, 03:18 PM
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Donated and very happy to have done so. Thanks for the heads up Botto
02-04-11, 03:19 PM
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Money sent. Also posted to FB where about 75 percent of my friends are cyclists.
02-04-11, 04:51 PM
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Done. I almost cried seeing the pictures.
02-04-11, 05:41 PM
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Thanks for the link botto.
Donations sent and also sent the link to my cycling friends.
Donations sent and also sent the link to my cycling friends.
02-04-11, 07:42 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Done and posted link on fb.
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Certainly puts life's little speed bumps in perspective. Done.
02-05-11, 10:01 AM
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Amazing. Talk about soul and spirit.
Donation made.
Donation made.
