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** [[Alessio Galletti]], Italy, [[Subida al Naranco]], 2005 |
** [[Alessio Galletti]], Italy, [[Subida al Naranco]], 2005 |
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** [[Isaac Gálvez]], Spain, [[Six Days of Ghent]], 2006 |
** [[Isaac Gálvez]], Spain, [[Six Days of Ghent]], 2006 |
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** [[Bruno Neves]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/editions/first-edition-cycling-news-may-12-2008|title= Young Portugese cyclist dies in crash|author= Stokes, Shane|publisher= Future Publishing Limited|date = 12 May 2008|work = Cycling News.Com|accessdate = 30 July 2010}}</ref> Portugal, [[Clássica de Amarante]], 2008 |
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** [[Bruno Neves]], Portugal, [[Clássica de Amarante]], 2008 |
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==Deaths during training or another reason related to cycling== |
==Deaths during training or another reason related to cycling== |
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* [[Frederiek Nolf]], Belgium. Died in his sleep during the Tour of Qatar 2009 |
* [[Frederiek Nolf]], Belgium. Died in his sleep during the Tour of Qatar 2009 |
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* [[Sinaida Stahurskaja]], Belarus, struck by a car on a training ride in Belarus, 2009 |
* [[Sinaida Stahurskaja]], Belarus, struck by a car on a training ride in Belarus, 2009 |
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== References == |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 14:50, 30 July 2010
This is a list of professional cyclists who died during a race, most of them because of a fall. Not all of them died immediately; many were brought to a hospital and died there afterwards because of the wounds caused by the fall.
- 1890s
- Froget, track cyclist, 1894
- AW Harris, English Champion 1897
- K. Müller, track cyclist, 1899
- 1900s
- Breton, track cyclist, 1902
- Archie McEachern, track cyclist, May 13, 1902, Atlantic city track
- Harry Elkes, United States, track cyclist, May 30, 1903, Cambridge track
- Alfred Görnemann, Germany, track cyclist, October 11, 1903, Dresden track
- Paul Dangla, 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
- Pillack
- 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, Leipzig track
- Gustav Freudenberg, track cyclist, April 29, 1906
- Richard Huhndorf, track cyclist, July 22, 1906
- Charles Peguy, 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, 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
- Max Hansen, track cyclist, October 12, 1913
- August Kraft, track cyclist, 1913
- Hans Bachmann, pace maker, 1913
- Hans Lange, track cyclist,1913
- Richard Scheuermann, track cyclist, September 8, 1913, Cologne track
- Gus Lawson, pace maker, September 8, 1913, Cologne track
- Piet van Nek, Netherlands, track cyclist, April 14, 1914, Leipzig track
- Willy Hamann, track cyclist, 1914
- Jacob Esser, track cyclist, July 8, 1917
- Louis Darragon, track cyclist, April 28, 1918, Vèlodrome d'Hiver Paris
- Peter Günther, track cyclist, October 7, 1918, Düsseldorf track
- 1920s
- Hans Schneider, track cyclist, January 1920
- Emanuel Kudela, track cyclist, September 26, 1920, Olympia track Berlin
- Franz Krupkat, track cyclist, June 1, 1927, Leipzig track
- Ernst Fey, track cyclist, June 1, 1927
- Gustave Lejour, track cyclist, 1928
- 1930s
- Constant Ceurremans, pace maker, 1931
- Werner Krüger, pace maker, 1931
- Georges Lemaire, Belgium, Belgian club championship, 1933
- Georg Pawlack, track cyclist, 1933
- Emil Richli, track cyclist, Swiss championships, 1934
- Francisco Cepeda, Spain, Tour de France, 1935
- André Raynaud, France, 1937
- 1940s
- Paul Kroll, Germany, November 8, 1949, Berlin six days, Funkturm track
- 1950s
- Camille Danguillaume, France, French National Cycling Championships, 1950
- Gerard van Beek, Netherlands, March 15, 1951, Berlin six days, Funkturm track
- Rudi Mirke, December 10, 1951, Berlin six days, Funkturm track
- Serse Coppi, Italy, Tour of Piedmont, 1951
- Erich Metze, track cyclist, 1952
- Orfeo Ponsin, Italy, Giro d'Italia, 1952
- Stan Ockers, Belgium, a track race in Antwerp, 1956
- Russell Mockridge, Australia, Tour of Gippsland, 1958
- 1960s
- Knud Enemark Jensen, 1960 Summer Olympic Games, 1960
- Tom Simpson, United Kingdom, Tour de France, 1967
- José Samyn, France, a small race in Belgium, 1969
- 1970s
- Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgium, GP Retie, 1971
- Manuel Galera, Spain, Tour of Andalusia, 1972
- Juan Manuel Santisteban, Spain, Giro d'Italia, 1976
- Karl Kaminski, GDR, during a track race in Leipzig, 1978
- 1980s
- Joaquim Agostinho, Portugal, during the Tour of Algarve in 1984
- Emilio Ravasio, Italy, Giro d'Italia, 1986
- Michelle Goffin, Belgium, Tour du Haut-Var, 1987
- Vicente Mata, Spain, Trofeo Luis Puig, 1987
- Connie Meijer, Netherlands, criterium in the Netherlands, 1988
- 1990s
- Fabio Casartelli, Italy, Tour de France, 1995
- José Antonio Espinosa, Spain, a race in Fuenlabrada, 1996
- Manuel Sanroma, Spain, Volta a Catalunya, 1999
- 2000s
- Saúl Morales, Spain, Tour of Argentina, 2000
- Nicole Reinhart, United States, Arlington Circuit Race, 2000
- Brett Malin, United States, Race Across America, 2003
- Andrei Kivilev, Kazakhstan, Paris–Nice, 2003
- Juan Barrero, Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia, 2004
- Tim Pauwels, Belgium, a cyclo-cross race in Belgium, 2004
- Bob Breedlove, United States, Race Across America, 2005
- Alessio Galletti, Italy, Subida al Naranco, 2005
- Isaac Gálvez, Spain, Six Days of Ghent, 2006
- Bruno Neves[1] Portugal, Clássica de Amarante, 2008
The following cyclists did not die during a race, but during training or another reason related to cycling:
- Jimmy Michael, United Kingdom, died on the ocean steamer "Saxonia", supposingly of doping causes
- Franz Suter, Switzerland, 1 June 1914. Struck by a train while training near Courbevoie, France.
- Edith Atkins, England. Was hit by a car while pushing her bicycle across a pedestrian road crossing.
- Adolphe Heliére, France. Drowned while swimming during a rest day of the Tour de France, 1910
- Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy, 14 June 1927. Found by the side of the road with bruises and serious skull fracture, possibly the result of a serious fall.
- Tommy Godwin (cyclist born 1912) 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 Madrid, 1994
- Michela Fanini, Italy, was struck by a car while training in Italy, 1994
- Dave Bedwell, United Kingdom. Heart failure while on Cyclists Touring Club ride. 28 February 1999, aged 70.
- Beryl Burton, United Kingdom. Heart failure, 8 May 1996.
- Anders Nilsson, Sweden, 2000. National team member in Triathlon, professional. Died when hit by a car during bicycle training.
- Ricardo Otxoa, Spain. He was hit by a car during a training together with his brother Javier, who survived, 2001
- Lauri Aus, Estonia. Hit by a car on his way to the Estonian National Cycling Championship, 2003
- 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 Gillett, Australia. Head-on collision with a car in Germany on 18 July 2005, while training with her squad.
- Scott Peoples, Australia. Struck from behind and killed on a training ride in December 2006 in Victoria.
- 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.
- Ryan Cox, 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 MacIntyre, Scotland, UK. Struck by a vehicle on a training ride in January 2008
- Frederiek Nolf, 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
References
- ^ Stokes, Shane (12 May 2008). "Young Portugese cyclist dies in crash". Cycling News.Com. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 30 July 2010.