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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 11 > Bend cyclist wins gold at Paralympics

Bend cyclist wins gold at Paralympics

A quarter-century after a horrific crash changed Barbara Buchan's life forever

By Mark Morical / The Bulletin
September 11, 2008

Barbara Buchan was an up-and-coming cyclist in 1982, competing for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.

She never made it.

But now, more than a quarter of a century later, she has a gold medal.

Buchan, who lives in Bend, won the women’s individual 3,000-meter pursuit in track cycling....

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