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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 21 > Riding down a dream

Riding down a dream

Paralympic gold medalist an inspiration on 2 wheels

By Jim Witty / The Bulletin
October 21, 2008

For Barbara Buchan, Beijing was the destination of a lifetime, an epic three-week package of memories wrapped in dreams and swaddled in gold.

Buchan, who turned 53 during her trip, returned to Bend last month, beaming and triumphant, her place in the hierarchy of Paralympic cycling firmly....

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