(FILES) IndyCar driver Alex Zanardi of Italy adjusts his gloves during a pit stop in a qualifying run 29 June for the 15th Annual IndyCarGrand Prix in Cleveland, Ohio on June 29, 1996. Alex Zanardi, the Italian racing car driver who became a Paralympic cycling champion after losing both legs in an accident, has died aged 59, his family announced on May 2, 2026. Zanardi, one of his country's most loved and respected sportsmen, who as credited with helping transformed the perception of disability in Italy, died on the evening of May 1. (Photo by KIMBERLY BARTH / AFP via Getty Images)