Forty disabled athletes, including six war veterans and five women, braved the 1,000-foot climb up Wabash Hill during hand-cycling races Thursday — opening day of the 2009 Redlands Bicycle Classic.
Carlos Moleda, a 45-year-old former Navy SEAL paralyzed by gunshot wounds during the 1989 invasion of Panama, was one of the lucky ones. He had competed on the grueling 3½-mile course once before.
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