List of professional cyclists who died during a race
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This article is a list of professional cyclists
who died during a race from various causes (including collisions with other bicycles or pace motor-cycles, from heart-attacks and from falls). Some riders died at the scene, others while receiving medical care off-site. The date-parameters for this list run from the 1890s until present-day. A related sub-section of cyclists who have died while training or from other reasons related to cycling has also been included.
as a sport has never been risk-free. In its earlier years (between 1899 and 1928), more than one person a year died on world tracks, for a total of 47 people in track cycling
of (riders and pacemakers). The dangers of cycling in general can sometimes be misunderstood. For example, it has been claimed that 2005 United States Consumer Products Safety Commission data shows bicycling to be nearly as dangerous as American football. with the CPSC statistics for cycling injuries including sport, transportational and recreational variants. A survey of 2008 Olympics teams, however, indicated that cycling was not even in the top 6 most injury-prone sports during competition that year.
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who died during a race from various causes (including collisions with other bicycles or pace motor-cycles, from heart-attacks and from falls). Some riders died at the scene, others while receiving medical care off-site. The date-parameters for this list run from the 1890s until present-day. A related sub-section of cyclists who have died while training or from other reasons related to cycling has also been included.
Risks of cycling
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Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
as a sport has never been risk-free. In its earlier years (between 1899 and 1928), more than one person a year died on world tracks, for a total of 47 people in track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
of (riders and pacemakers). The dangers of cycling in general can sometimes be misunderstood. For example, it has been claimed that 2005 United States Consumer Products Safety Commission data shows bicycling to be nearly as dangerous as American football. with the CPSC statistics for cycling injuries including sport, transportational and recreational variants. A survey of 2008 Olympics teams, however, indicated that cycling was not even in the top 6 most injury-prone sports during competition that year.
1890s
- Pierre Froget, French track cyclist, 21 August 1894, Velodrome of Vichy. Crash while tandem racing, died 6 days later in the age of 21, was the first victim of a cycling accident on a French track
- AW "Bert" HarrisBert HarrisAlbert Bert Walter Allen Harris was a professional racing cyclist. He was raised in Leicester and attended Holy Trinity School...
,. Harris was the fastest short-distance rider in England, the first Professional Cycling Champion of England and was one of the most well-known athletes of his day. Known as "Bert Harris" or "Invincible Harris", his last and fatal race was held on Easter Monday of 1897. Harris died a few days later, never having regained consciousness, and tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets of Leicester for his funeral procession.
1900s
- Oscar Aaronson (also spelled as "Aronson") December 22, 1900. Injured during December 16, 1900 competitors' crash at the New York City/Madison Square Garden Six-Day Race. Died on the 22nd from aftereffects of crash, from exhaustion and pneumonia.
- Archie McEachern, Canada, track cyclist, May 13, 1902, Coliseum Cycling Track (Atlantic City, New Jersey). McEachern, a former middle distance Canadian National Champion, was also winner of the 1901 New York Madison Square Garden Six-Day Bicycle Race (the first Canadian to do so). In May 1902 he was participating in a practice run prior to the Atlantic City velodrome's official opening that was being paced by a tandem motorcycle (driven by his two trainers Bobby Thompson and Alfred Boake). Riding closely to the pace vehicle, McEachern was fatally injured when the bike's drive chain broke and he died within minutes. Canadian Cyclist placed him 9th on their list of Top 25 Canadian Cyclists of the Century in 1999 and Journal of Sport History (Volume 1-2, published 1974) stated that he "was one of Canada's most famous professional cyclists" of his day.
- Breton, track cyclist, Parc des Princes track, August 1902. Breton was killed when he steered his bicycle away from another cyclist and into the path of a 14 horsepower motorcycle being driven at 50 mph by Marius Thé. The track management allowed motorcyclists and racing bicyclists (called "flyers") to train at the same time.
- Harry Elkes, United States, track cyclist, May 30, 1903, Charles River Track, Cambridge Massachusetts. Elkes held the world record-holder for "paced-cycle racing" during most of his career and just prior to his fatal accident had achieved a new 5 Miles World Record, going that distance in 6 minutes, 12 1/5 seconds. Marshall TaylorMarshall TaylorMarshall Walter "Major" Taylor was an American cyclist who won the world track cycling championship in 1899 after setting numerous world records and overcoming racial discrimination...
in his autobiography called Elkes "one of the greatest middle-distance riders that ever pedalled a bicycle." - Edouard Taylor (aka "Edouard-Henry Taylor"), 1903. Taylor held a National (Stayers) Championship of France in 1899. In 1900 he was 3rd at the European Championships, 2nd at the World Championships held in Paris and beat Henry Elkes by 300 metres in a 50-mile race. In his last year of competition he placed 3rd at the World Stayers Championship.
- Alfred Görnemann, Germany, track cyclist, October 11, 1903, Dresden track
- Paul Dangla, 1903 World Record-holder (Track), France, track cyclist, June 18, 1904, Dresden track
- Karl Käser, Germany, track cyclist, August 14, 1904, Plauen track
- Otto Lutter, track cyclist, 1904
- George Leander, track cyclist, (August 23) 1904
- Pilack, June 16, 1904
- Charles Albert Brécy, track cyclist, November 25, 1904, Parc des Princes velodrome
- Hubert Sevenich, track cyclist, May 7, 1905
- Willy Schmitter, track cyclist, September 18, 1905, European Championship, Leipzig track
- Gustav Freudenberg, track cyclist, April 29, 1906
- Richard Huhndorf, track cyclist, July 22, 1906
- Charles Peguy (pace maker), pace maker, June 9, 1907
- Louis Mettling, United States, track cyclist, June 21, 1907
- Josef Schwarzer, Germany, pace maker, August 30, 1907, Düsseldorf track
- Moritz Hübner, track cyclist, October 13, 1907
- Gustav Schadebrodt, German track cyclist, October 22, 1907,
- Ernst Wolf, pace maker, October 29, 1907
- Karel Verbist, Belgium, track cyclist, July 21, 1909, Bruxelles track
- Tim Johnson, track cyclist, April 24, 1909
1910s
- Fritz Theile, track cyclist, June 4, 1911
- Hans Bachmann, pace maker, 1913
- Hans Lange, track cyclist, 1913
- August Kraft, track cyclist, July 25, 1913 in Strasbourg, France
- Richard Scheuermann, track cyclist, September 8, 1913, Cologne track
- Gus Lawson, pace maker, September 8, 1913, Cologne track
- Max Hansen, track cyclist, October 12, 1913
- Piet van Nek (Sr.), Netherlands, track cyclist, April 14, 1914, Leipzig track
- Willy Hamann, track cyclist, July 21, 1914, Treptow track
- Max Bauer, pace maker, Treptow track
- Jacob Esser, track cyclist, Dusseldorf Gerrmany track, July 8, 1917
- Louis Darragon, track cyclist, April 28, 1918, Vèlodrome d'Hiver Paris.
- Peter Günther, track cyclist, October 7, 1918, Düsseldorf Guenther died the day after an October 6th accident involving his collision with his pacemaker's motorcycle after its rear tire burst.
1920s
- Hans Schneider, track cyclist, January 1920
- Emanuel Kudela, track cyclist, September 22, 1920, Olympia track Berlin
- Christian Oorlemans, pace maker, August 22, 1922, Amsterdam track
- Franz Krupkat, track cyclist, June 1, 1927, Leipzig track
- Ernst Feja, track cyclist, June 1, 1927
- Gustave Lejour, track cyclist, while training on the Frankfurt (Germany) track, 1928
1930s
- Constant Ceurremans, pace maker, 1931
- Werner Krüger, pace maker, 1931
- Georges LemaireGeorges LemaireGeorges Lemaire was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who became Belgian road race champion in 1932. In 1933, he finished the Tour de France in 4th place, having worn the yellow jersey for two days...
, Belgium, Belgian club championship, 1933 - Georg Pawlack, track cyclist, 1933
- Emil Richli, track cyclist, Swiss track championships, May 13, 1934
- Francisco Cepeda, Spain, Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, 1935 Died while making the Col du Galibier descent. - Stefan Veger, Netherlands, track Gent, November 1936
- André Raynaud, Antwerp track, March 1937
- Adrian Buttafocchi Col Esteret, Grand Prix d'Antibes, 29. Juni 1937, crash with a truck while race
1940s
- Léon LevelLéon LevelLéon Level was a French professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :1933...
, track cyclist, March 26, 1949, "Parc des princes" track, Paris - Paul Kroll, Germany, November 8, 1949, Berlin "1000 laps", Funkturm track
1950s
- Camille Danguillaume, France, killed in collision with press motorcycle during Critérium InternationalCritérium InternationalThe Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932....
(Championship of France), June 26, 1950 - Gerard van Beek, Netherlands, March 15, 1951, Berlin six days, Funkturm track
- Rudi Mirke, December 10, 1951, Berlin six days, Funkturm track
- Serse CoppiSerse CoppiSerse Coppi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist born in Castellania. He was the younger brother of Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi.-Professional career:...
, Italy, Tour of Piedmont, 1951 - Erich Metze, track cyclist, 28 May 1952 in Erfurt
- Orfeo Ponsin, Italy, Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, 1952. - Stan OckersStan OckersConstant Ockers was a Belgian professional racing cyclist.He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. In 1955 he won the Classic "Ardennes double" by winning La Flèche Wallonne and the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in the same year...
, Belgium, 1955 World Champion(Road Race), track race at the Sportpaleis Antwerp, October 1, 1956 - Russell MockridgeRussell MockridgeRussell Mockridge was a racing cyclist from Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He died during a race, in collision with a bus....
, Australia, Tour of Gippsland, September 13, 1958
1960s
- Knud Enemark JensenKnud Enemark JensenKnud Enemark Jensen was a Danish cyclist who died while participating in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. He is notable for having been involved in an early doping scandal....
, 1960 Summer Olympic Games, 1960. Collapsed during a 100-kilometer team time trial, suffering a skull fracture. Some commentators allege that Jensen's autopsy revealed traces of drugs in his system but the Italian authorities' 1961 report stated that the official cause of death was heatstroke. A race-day temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and Jensen's post-accident care (being kept in a "hot military tent"), were probable contributing factors. - Tom SimpsonTom SimpsonTom Simpson was the most successful English road racing cyclist of the post-war years. He infamously died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de France in 1967...
, 1965 World Road Race Champion, United Kingdom, Tour de France, July 13, 1967 - Valentin UrionaValentín UrionaValentín Uriona Lauciriga was a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He died in 1967 after he crashed during Spanish Road Championships in Sabadell.-Major Results:1962...
, Spain, Spanish Championship, July 30, 1967 - José SamynJosé SamynJosé Samyn was a French professional road bicycle racer who died during a race in Zingem, Belgium...
, France, a small race in Belgium, 1969
1970s
- Jean-Pierre MonseréJean-Pierre MonseréJean-Pierre "Jempi" Monseré was a Belgian road racing cyclist who died while champion of the world....
, 1970 World Champion, Belgium, Grand Prix de Retie, March 15, 1971 - Manuel Galera, Spain, Tour of Andalusia, 1972
- Juan Manuel Santisteban (also rendered as "Santiesteban"), Spain, Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, 1976. Died as a result of injuries when his head struck a crash barrier. - Karl Kaminski, GDR, during a track race in Leipzig, 1978
1980s
- Joaquim AgostinhoJoaquim AgostinhoJoaquim Fernandes Agostinho, OIH was a Portuguese professional bicycle racer. He was champion of Portugal in six successive years. He rode the Tour de France 13 times and finished all but once, winning on Alpe d'Huez in 1979, and finishing 3rd twice...
, Portugal, during the Tour of Algarve in 1984. Died ten days after colliding with a dog who had run onto the race-course. - Emilio Ravasio, Italy, Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, 1986 - Michel Goffin, Belgium, Tour du Haut-Var in Marseilles France, February 27, 1987 Goffin crashes and, after spending six days in a coma, dies from his injuries.
- Vicente Mata, Spain, Trofeo Luis PuigTrofeo Luis PuigThe Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Valencian Community, Spain. In 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It has not been run since.-Winners:...
, 1987. Died after colliding with a car during race. - Connie Meijer, Netherlands, criteriumCriteriumA criterium, or crit, is a bike race held on a short course , often run on closed-off city center streets....
in the Netherlands, August 17, 1988
1990s
- Fabio CasartelliFabio CasartelliFabio Casartelli was an Italian cyclist and an Olympic gold medalist who died in a crash on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, France, during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France.He was born in Como, Italy....
, Italy, Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, July 19, 1995. Casartelli was the reigning Olympic Champion at the time of his crash and subsequent death. - José Antonio Espinosa (also known as "José Antonio Espinosa Hernandez") Spain, FuenlabradaFuenlabradaFuenlabrada is a city and municipality located in the Madrid Metropolitan Area, Community of Madrid, Spain. It is located to the southwest of the community, 22,5 km far from the capital, and had a population of 197,836 in 2009. Is the fourth biggest town of Madrid after the capital, Móstoles...
, November 1996 - Manuel SanromaManuel SanromaManuel Sanromà was a Spanish racing cyclist.Late 1998 he became stagaire in the Estepona team. He won three stages in the Tour of Venezuela. The next year he rode for the Fuenlabrada team. The next year was his great breakthrough. In a stage in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana he beat Mario...
, Spain, Volta a Catalunya, 1999
2000s
- Saúl MoralesSaúl MoralesSaúl Morales Corral was a Spanish racing cyclist, who was born in Madrid.Morales became a professional in 1999, at the Fuenlabrada team. That year his fellow team member Manuel Sanromá died during the Volta a Catalunya. Three years earlier, José Antonio Espinosa another Fuenlabrada member, died...
, Spain. Tour of Argentina 2000 - Nicole ReinhartNicole ReinhartNicole Louise Reinhart was an American professional track and road racing cyclist who twice won gold medals in cycling at the Pan American Games.-Early life:...
, United States. Arlington Massachusetts circuit race. September 17, 2000. - Brett Malin, United States, Race Across AmericaRace Across AmericaThe Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
, June 17, 2003. - Andrei KivilevAndrei KivilevAndrei Kivilev was a professional road bicycle racer from Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. In March 2003, he fell heavily during the Paris–Nice race and subsequently died of his injuries...
, KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, Paris–Nice, 2003 - Juan Barrero, ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Vuelta a ColombiaVuelta a ColombiaThe Vuelta a Colombia is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.The first Vuelta a Colombia was held in 1951...
(Tour of Colombia), 2004 - Tim Pauwels, Belgium, a cyclo-crossCyclo-crossCyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and...
race in Belgium, 2004 - Bob Breedlove, United States, Race Across AmericaRace Across AmericaThe Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
, 2005 - Alessio Galletti, Italy, Subida al NarancoSubida al NarancoSubida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
, 2005 - Isaac GálvezIsaac GálvezIsaac Gálvez López was a Spanish track and road racing cyclist who rode for Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears in the UCI ProTour. He died during the Six Days of Ghent cycling event in Belgium after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and crashing against the railing. He died from internal bleeding...
, Spain, Six Days of GhentSix Days of GhentThe Six Days of Ghent is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's Citadelpark.The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred by the death of one of the riders...
, November 26, 2006. Galvez died after coming into contact with Dimitri De Fauw and then crashing into a track railing. - Bruno NevesBruno NevesBruno Neves was a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist born in Oliveira de Azeméis. He was one of the best sprinters of the Portuguese peloton, having won one stage in the Volta a Portugal...
, Portugal, Clássica de Amarante, May 12, 2008
2010s
- Thomas Casarotto, Italy, Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia, 10 September 2010
- Wouter WeylandtWouter WeylandtWouter Weylandt was a Belgian professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam and later for . His first major win was the 17th stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España. He also won the 3rd stage of the 2010 Giro d'Italia...
, Belgium, Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, 9 May 2011
Deaths during training or another reason related to cycling
The following cyclists did not die during a race, but during training or from another reason related to cycling:- Jimmy MichaelJimmy MichaelJimmy Michael , was a Welsh world cycling champion and one of the top riders in the sport for several years.-Origins:...
, AberamanAberamanAberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales.-Schools:*Blaengwawr Comprehensive School *Blaengwawr Primary *Oaklands Primary -Sport:...
, Rhondda Cynon TaffRhondda Cynon TaffRhondda Cynon Taf, or RCT, is a county borough in the South Wales Valleys of Wales. It consists of 3 valleys: the Rhondda Valley, Cynon Valley and Taff-Ely Valley...
, WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. 1885 & 1902 World Record-holder(Track). Died while en-route from the UK to the United States on the ocean steamer "Savoie". He was either suffering from alcoholic delirium tremens, a brain hemorrhage or possibly a combination of the two. Michael's death most certainly had its genesis in a 1903 cycling accident at Friedenau where he fractured his skull and thereafter suffered debilitating headaches. November 1904 - Hugh McLean, USA, died on September 9 or 10th as a result of a training accident earlier in the month at the Revere, Mass. cycling track. McLean was a champion middle distance cyclist who had placed 2nd in the 1899 World Championship (Track/Stayers) and 1st with Floyd Krebs at the 1907 Boston Six Days.
- Adolphe Heliére, France. Drowned while swimming during a rest day of the 1910 Tour de France1910 Tour de FranceThe 1910 Tour de France was the 8th Tour de France, taking place 3 July to 31 July 1910. It consisted of 15 stages over , ridden at an average speed of 28.680 km/h. It was the first Tour to enter the Pyrenees mountains. Two main candidates for the victory were 1909 winner François Faber, a...
. - Franz Suter, Switzerland, 1 June 1914. Struck by a train while training with his brother Paul near CourbevoieCourbevoieCourbevoie is a commune located very close to the centre of Paris, France. The centre of Courbevoie is situated 2 kilometres from the outer limits of Paris and 8.2 km...
, France. - Floyd MacFarland, United States. 1900 & 1908 Six-Day Race Winner (Madison Square Garden). Stabbed to death with a screwdriver during practice at Newark Velodrome, April 17, 1915.
- Ottavio BottecchiaOttavio BottecchiaOttavio Bottecchia was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France. He was found dead by the roadside; the reason remains a mystery.-Origins:...
, 1924 & 1925 Tour de France Winner, Italy, 14 June 1927. Found by the side of the road with bruises and serious skull fracture. The cause has remained a mystery - various theories have included a solo-crash/serious fall or an assault by unknown Fascists. - Tommy Godwin (cyclist born 1912)Tommy Godwin (cyclist born 1912)Tommy Godwin, was an English cyclist who holds the world cycling records for miles covered in a year and the fastest completion of ....
United Kingdom. 1975. Heart failure, aged 63, returning from a ride to Tutbury Castle with friends - Antonio Martín, Spain. He was killed by a truck while training near MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 1994 - Michela FaniniMichela FaniniMichela Fanini was a female racing cyclist from Italy. Born in Lucca her biggest achievements were winning the 1994 Giro d'Italia Femminile and the national title at the Italian National Road Race Championships . Fanini died aged 21 during a training session in Capannori, Tuscany.-References:...
, Italy, was struck by a car while training in Italy, 1994 - Beryl BurtonBeryl BurtonBeryl Burton, MBE OBE was an English racing cyclist and one of Britain's greatest ever athletes.She dominated women’s cycle racing in the UK, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national records...
, United Kingdom. Heart failure while training, 8 May 1996. - Dave BedwellDave BedwellDave Bedwell was one of Great Britain's most accomplished racing cyclists in the 1950s, known as the "Iron Man" of cycling...
, United Kingdom. Heart failure while on Cyclists Touring Club ride. 28 February 1999, aged 70. - Edith AtkinsEdith AtkinsEdith Atkins was a racing cyclist and a prolific breaker of long-distance records in the 1950s. She completed 12 different record-breaking journeys. The records included Land's End to John o' Groats; Land's End to London; Holyhead to London; London to York, London to Edinburgh; and London to Great...
, England. Was hit by a car while pushing her bicycle across a pedestrian road crossing, August 28, 1999 - Anders Nilsson, Sweden, 2000. National team member in TriathlonTriathlonA triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
, professional. Died when hit by a car during bicycle training. - Ricardo Otxoa, Spain. February 15, 2001. Hit by a car during a training session together with his brother JavierJavier OtxoaJavier Otxoa Palacios is a Spanish cyclist, formerly of the Kelme cycling team. His name is sometimes spelled Javier Ochoa in media reports....
(who survived but suffered serious brain injuries). The Circuito de GetxoCircuito de GetxoThe Circuito de Getxo is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Getxo, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....
was renamed the Memorial Ricardo Otxoa in his honor. - Luke Harrop, Australia. Struck by a car and killed on the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia in 2002 on a training ride. The driver did not stop.
- Lauri AusLauri AusLauri Aus was an Estonian professional cyclist, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He became a professional in 1995 and rode for several French teams...
, EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. July 20, 2003. Hit by a truck driven by a drunk driver while training for the Estonian MTB (Mountain Biking) Championship. - Stive Vermaut, Belgium. Stopped professional cycling in 2002 because of heart problems. Had a heart attack during a recreational ride in 2004 and died a few weeks later.
- Amy GillettAmy GillettAmy Gillett was an Australian track cyclist and rower who represented Australia in both sports before her death in a training accident when a motorist crashed into the Australian squad of cyclists with whom she was training....
, Australia. Head-on collision with a car in Germany on 18 July 2005 (while training with her squad for the Thueringen Rundfahrt which had been scheduled for the next day). - Zak CarrZak CarrZak Carr was a British cyclist who specialised in the time trial discipline.He was a multiple national champion, winning the 12 Hour, 50 Mile Team and 100 Mile Team titles in 2003...
, England, UK. Struck from behind and killed while cycling to work near Norwich, on 17 October 2005 - Scott PeoplesScott PeoplesScott Peoples was an Australian road racing cyclist with an emerging career in professional cycling before his death at the age of 20 in a training accident in regional Victoria. Before his death he had won two stages of the Tour of Southland and placed 3rd overall in the Tour of Tasmania...
, Australia. Struck from behind and killed on a training ride in December 2006 in Victoria. - Ryan CoxRyan CoxRyan Cox was a South African professional road racing cyclist. He had been cycling since 1987 but turned professional in 2000. He first joined Amore e Vita but changed, the following year to Team Cologne which was based in Germany. He had been a member of Team Barloworld since 2003...
, South Africa. Burst artery in leg on 1 August 2007, shortly after surgery. - Ben Mikic, Australia. Struck by a car while on a training ride in April 2007 in Sydney, Australia
- Jason MacIntyreJason MacIntyreJason MacIntyre was a Scottish racing cyclist. He was a triple British and Scottish champion time trial cyclist and broke Graeme Obree's time trial Scottish record in 2007...
, Scotland, UK. Struck by a vehicle on a training ride in January 2008 - Frederiek NolfFrederiek NolfFrederiek Nolf was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who died in Doha in his sleep of an apparent heart attack between stages 4 and 5 of the 2009 Tour of Qatar. Nolf was born in Kortrijk. He was friend of cyclist Wouter Weylandt, who died two years after Nolf, in a racing accident in May...
, Belgium. Died in his sleep during the Tour of Qatar 2009 - Sinaida Stahurskaja, Belarus, struck by a car on a training ride in Belarus, 2009
- Dimitri De FauwDimitri De FauwDimitri De Fauw was a Belgian professional road and track bicycle racer. He was born in Ghent.De Fauw competed on both the road and track, but is best known for his terrible crash during the 2006 Six Days of Ghent....
, Belgium, committed suicide on November 6, 2009, after struggling with depression following Isaac GálvezIsaac GálvezIsaac Gálvez López was a Spanish track and road racing cyclist who rode for Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears in the UCI ProTour. He died during the Six Days of Ghent cycling event in Belgium after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and crashing against the railing. He died from internal bleeding...
's death in the 2006 Six Days of GhentSix Days of GhentThe Six Days of Ghent is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's Citadelpark.The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred by the death of one of the riders...
. - Jorge Alvarado, Mexico. A Bahati pro team rider, Alvarado was training when he was struck head-on by a vehicle being driven by an 18 year old illegally street racing in San Bernardino, CA on April 8, 2010.
- Jure RobicJure RobicJure Robič was a Slovenian cyclist and a soldier in the Slovenian Army. He died on in a traffic accident when he was hit by a car on a forest road in Plavški Rovt near Jesenice....
, Slovenia. Struck by a vehicle in a head-on collision on a mountain road near the end of a training ride in September 2010. - Carla SwartCarla SwartCarla Swart was a South African cyclist who won nineteen individual and team cycling titles.Ms. Swart moved to the United States when she was a teenager. She attended Lees-McRae College where she was awarded scholarships in running and cycling.-Career:Carla Swart became the first cyclist to win...
, South Africa. January 20, 2011. Swart was the winner of multiple college titles in the U.S. as well as an eighth-place finisher at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She was struck by a truck during a training ride when turning around to retrieve her dropped cycling computer. - Shamus Liptrot, Australia. May 10, 2011. Died as a result of injuries sustained in a "horrific crash" during the Men's C Grade scratch track race at the 2007 Devonport (Tasmania) Christmas Carnival.
- Xavier TondoXavier TondóXavier Tondo Volpini was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races- Death :...
, Spain. May 23, 2011. Died after being crushed by his garage door while preparing for a training ride with teammate Benat Intxausti.
See also
- Bicycle DreamsBicycle DreamsBicycle Dreams is a 2009 documentary film by director Stephen Auerbach about the Race Across America, a 3000-mile cross-country bicycle race. The film has won numerous film festival awards.-Plot:...
- Race Across AmericaRace Across AmericaThe Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
- Curse of the Rainbow Jersey
- Madonna del GhisalloMadonna del GhisalloMadonna del Ghisallo is a hill in Magreglio, close to Lake Como in Italy. It is named after a legendary Marian apparition.According to the legend, the Medieval count Ghisallo was being attacked by bandits when he saw an image of Virgin Mary at a shrine. He ran to it and was saved from the robbers...
- Bicycle safetyBicycle safetyBicycle safety is the use of practices designed to reduce risk associated with cycling. Some of this subject matter is hotly debated: for example, the discussions as to whether bicycle helmets or cyclepaths really deliver improved safety...
- Road bicycle racingRoad bicycle racingRoad bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
- Bicycle racingBicycle racingBicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
- BicycleBicycleA bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
- CyclingCyclingCycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
- Cycling teamCycling teamA cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...
- Track cyclingTrack cyclingTrack cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
- Motor-paced racingMotor-paced racingMotor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist follows as close as he can to profit from the slipstream of his pacer. The first paced races were behind other cyclists, sometimes as many as five riders on the same...
- UCI Motor-paced World ChampionshipsUCI Motor-paced World ChampionshipsUCI Track Cycling World Championships in motor-paced racing were conducted between 1893-1992 for amateurs and 1895-1994 for professionals. These are the results:-Amateurs :* In 1988 Vincenzo Colamartino and Roland Renn were disqualified for doping....
- French National Stayers ChampionshipsFrench National Stayers ChampionshipsThe French National Stayers Championships are held annually. The stayers event is often known as motor-paced, it is held on a cycling track, the riders follow a derny throughout the race, the rider of the derny is known as their pacer...
External links
Ride for Silence: "Let the Silence Roar"Ride for Silence 1983-2010 In Memoriam
League of American Cyclists - In Memoriam 2005 to 2009