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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.

★ '1930s'

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★ Francisco Cepeda, Spain, Tour de France, 1935

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★ André Raynaud, France, 1937

★ '1940s'

★ '1950s'

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★ Camille Danguillaume, France, French National Cycling Championship, 1950

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★ Serse Coppi, Italy, Tour of Piedmont, 1951

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★ Stan Ockers, Belgium, a track race in Antwerp, 1956

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★ Russell Mockridge, Australia, Tour of Gippsland, 1958

★ '1960s'

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★ Knud Enemark Jensen, 1960 Summer Olympic Games, 1960

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★ Tom Simpson, United Kingdom, Tour de France, 1967

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★ José Samyn, France, a small race in Belgium, 1969

★ '1970s'

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★ Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgium, GP Retie, 1971

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★ Manuel Galera, Spain, Tour of Andalusia, 1972

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★ Juan Manuel Santisteban, Spain, Giro d'Italia, 1976

★ '1980s'

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★ Joaquim Agostinho, Portugal, during the Tour of Algarve in 1984

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★ Emilio Ravasio, Italy, Giro d'Italia, 1986

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★ Michelle Goffin, Belgium, Tour du Haut-Var, 1987

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★ Vicente Mata, Belgium, Trofeo Luis Puig, 1987

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★ Connie Meijer, Netherlands, criterium in the Netherlands, 1988

★ '1990s'

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★ Fabio Casartelli, Italy, Tour de France, 1995

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★ José Antonio Espinosa, Spain, a race in Fuenlabrada, 1996

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★ Manuel Sanroma, Spain, Volta a Catalunya, 1999

★ '2000s'

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★ Saúl Morales, Spain, Tour of Argentina, 2000

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★ Nicole Reinhart, United States, Arlington Circuit Race, 2000

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★ Andrei Kivilev, Kazakhstan, Paris-Nice, 2003

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★ Juan Barrero, Colombia, Tour of Colombia, 2004

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★ Tim Pauwels, Belgium, a cyclo-cross race in Belgium, 2004

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★ Alessio Galletti, Italy, Subida al Naranco, 2005

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★ Isaac Gálvez, Spain, Six Days of Ghent, 2006
The following cyclists did not die during a race, but during training or another reason related to cycling:

★ 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.

★ Antonio Martín, Spain. He was killed by a truck while training near Madrid, 1994

★ 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.

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See also

★ Curse of the Rainbow Jersey

★ Madonna del Ghisallo