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In Memoriam – Fabio Casartelli

Francisco Fabio Casatelli – b. 16.08.1970 – d. 18.07.1995 Died – Stage 15 1995 Tour de France Casartelli’s death on the Col de Portet d’Aspet in 1995 was a defining moment for the question of rider safety within the professional sport. The Olympic road-race champion from 1992, who was riding for the Motorola team, fell descending at speed and hit one of the large concrete blocks that line the edge of the ... Read More

In Memoriam – Tom Simpson

Tom Simpson – Born Nottinghamshire 30.11.1937 Died – Mont Ventoux. Stage 13 Tour de France – 13.07.1967 Tom Simpson’s death hangs over the Tour de France and British cycling with equally heavy significance. His life and his passing on the baking slopes of Mont Ventoux sums up all that is good and bad about cycling and also highlights the ambiguity that often exists between the two. The sublime talent, the ... Read More

In Memoriam – Francisco Cepeda

Francisco Cepeda Died – Stage 8 Tour de France – 12.07.1935 The first rider to die whilst racing a Tour stage, Cepeda crashed descending the Col du Galibier on Stage 8 from Grenoble to Gap, plunging off a ravine and fracturing his skull.. Reports vary as to whether he died on the way to hospital or a couple of days later.   ... Read More

In Memoriam – Wouter Weylandt

Wouter Weylandt - 27.09.1984 - 09.05.2011 Winner – Stage 3 Giro d’Italia 2010 Died – Stage 3 giro d’Italia 2011 The fourth rider to die during the long history of the Giro, Weylandt crashed heavily descending the Passo del Bocco whilst riding for the Leopard-Trek team, dying instantly. The following day’s stage was neutralised in his honour. His daughter Alizee was born 4 months after his death. ... Read More

In Memoriam – Dylan Ellis Judd Smith

Dylan Ellis Judd Smith – 17.02.05 – 16.03.05 Our first child Dylan, died of a Group B Strep infection at 27 days old. He rides with me everyday. www.gbss.org.uk    |   www.gosh.org ... Read More

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