List of cyclists with a cycling-related death
Cyclists who died due to a race

List of cyclists with a cycling-related death

Section Title: Cyclists who died due to a race
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Image	Name	Competitive status	Date of death	Nationality	Notes

—	Pierre Froget	Track cyclist	August 21, 1894	France France	Velodrome of Vichy. Crash while tandem racing as a track cyclist.

—	AW "Bert" Harris	Track cyclist (professional)	April 21, 1897	United Kingdom United Kingdom	Known as "Bert Harris" or "Invincible Harris", he 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.

—	Oscar Aaronson	Track cyclist	December 22, 1900	Sweden Sweden	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.

Charles Kerff	Road cyclist	May 18, 1902	Belgium Belgium	Charles Kerff crashed during the French cycling classic Marseille - Paris in which also his brother Marcel participated. He was taken to the hospital in Aix-en-Provence but died on arrival.

Harry Elkes on his bicycle	Harry Elkes	Track cyclist	May 30, 1903	United States United States	Charles River Track, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Elkes held the world record 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.

A picture of Edouard Taylor posing on his bike.	Edouard Taylor	Track cyclist	1903	France France	Aubervilliers, France. In 1899 Taylor held a National (Stayers) Championship of France and in 1900 he was 3rd at the European Championships, 2nd at the World Championships and also beat Henry Elkes by 300 metres in a 50-mile race.

A picture of Alfred Görnemann beside a bike.	Alfred Görnemann	October 11, 1903	German Empire German Empire	Dresden track

—	Pilack	Track cyclist, pacemaker	June 16, 1904	German Empire German Empire ?

Paul Dangla holding one of his bikes	Paul Dangla	Track cyclist	June 18, 1904	France France	1903 World Record-holder (Track), Dresden track France, track cyclist

—	Karl Käser	Track cyclist	August 14, 1904	German Empire German Empire	Plauen track

George Leander being pushed on a bike by unidentified man.	George Leander	Track cyclist	August 23, 1904	United States United States

alt 2 studio photos of Brecy with a racing bicycle	Charles Albert Brécy	Track cyclist	November 25, 1904	France France	Parc des Princes velodrome, track cyclist

—	Hubert Sevenich	Track cyclist	May 7, 1905	German Empire German Empire

—	Willy Schmitter	Track cyclist	September 18, 1905	German Empire German Empire	European Championship, Leipzig track, track cyclist, September 18, 1905, European Championship

—	Gustav Freudenberg	Track cyclist	April 29, 1906	German Empire German Empire

—	Richard Huhndorf	Track cyclist (amateur)	July 22, 1906	German Empire German Empire

—	Charles Peguy	Track cyclist	June 9, 1907	France France

—	Louis Mettling	Track cyclist	June 21, 1907	United States United States

—	Josef Schwarzer	Pace maker	August 30, 1907	German Empire German Empire	Düsseldorf track

—	Moritz Hübner	Track cyclist (amateur)	October 13, 1907	German Empire German Empire

—	Gustav Schadebrodt	Track cyclist	October 22, 1907	German Empire German Empire

—	Ernst Wolf	Pace maker	October 29, 1907	German Empire German Empire

—	Tim Johnson	Track cyclist	April 24, 1907	United Kingdom United Kingdom

A picture of Karel Verbist crossing his arms while standing.	Karel Verbist	Track cyclist	July 21, 1909	Belgium Belgium	Bruxelles track. Verbist collided with his pacemaker's (Constant Ceurremans') motorcycle.

Fritz Theile in 1911	Fritz Theile	Track cyclist	June 4, 1911	German Empire German Empire	Zehlendorf Velodrome

—	Hans Bachmann	Pace maker	1913	German Empire German Empire	Velodrome Hall

—	Hans Lange	Track cyclist	1913	German Empire German Empire	Velodrome Hall

—	August Kraft	Track cyclist	July 25, 1913	German Empire German Empire	Strasbourg, France

Scheuermann posed on bicycle from between 1905-1906.	Richard Scheuermann	Track cyclist	September 8, 1913	German Empire German Empire	Cologne track. 100 kilometer event.

Gus Lawson ca.1900-1905	Gus Lawson	Pace maker	September 8, 1913	United States United States	Cologne track. 100 kilometer event. (See Richard Scheuermann 'Notes' above.)

—	Max Hansen	Track cyclist	October 12, 1913	German Empire German Empire	Berlin Velodrome Stadium

—	Piet van Nek Sr.	Track cyclist	April 14, 1914	Netherlands Netherlands	Leipzig track

—	Willy Hamann	Track cyclist	July 21, 1914	German Empire German Empire	Treptow track.The accident occurred on July 15, Hamann died six days later in hospital.

—	Max Bauer	Pace maker	1917	German Empire German Empire	Treptow track

—	Jacob Esser	Track cyclist	July 8, 1917	German Empire German Empire	Düsseldorf Germany track

A picture of Louis Darragon beside his bike.	Louis Darragon	Track cyclist	April 28, 1918	France France	Vélodrome d'Hiver Paris

A photo of Peter Günther seated fifteen years before his death.	Peter Günther	Track cyclist	October 7, 1918	German Empire German Empire	Düsseldorf. Guenther died the day after an October 6 accident involving his collision with his pacemaker's motorcycle after the motorcycle's rear tire burst.

—	Hans Schneider	Track cyclist	January 1920	Weimar Republic Weimar Republic

—	Emanuel Kudela	Track cyclist	September 22, 1920	Weimar Republic Weimar Republic	Olympia track Berlin

—	Christian Oorlemans	Pace maker	August 22, 1922	Netherlands Netherlands	Amsterdam track

—	Walter Ebert	Track cyclist	June 1, 1924	Weimar Republic Weimar Republic	Magdeburg track

Ganay in riding attire in 1922	Gustave Ganay	Track cyclist	August 23, 1926	France France	Stayer. Died from a fall at the Parc des Princes.

—	Franz Krupkat	Track cyclist	June 1, 1927	Weimar Republic Weimar Republic	Leipzig track

—	Ernst Feja	Track cyclist	June 1, 1927	Weimar Republic Weimar Republic

—	Constant Ceurremans	Pace maker	June 18, 1931	Belgium Belgium / Netherlands Netherlands	Was also involved in Karel (Charles) Verbist's fatal crash in 1909.

—	Werner Krüger	Pace maker	July 21, 1931	Weimar Republic Weimar Republic	Kruger died after a fall on the Cologne-Riehl track during a stayer race, while riding as a pacemaker for Emil Thollembeek.

—	Georg Pawlack	Track cyclist	June 10, 1933	Nazi Germany Nazi Germany	Pawlack was run over by a pacemaker after his bicycle slipped on a rain-soaked track.

A picture of Georges Lemaire and two others.	Georges Lemaire	September 29, 1933	Belgium Belgium	Belgian club championship, Uccle, Belgium

—	Emil Richli	May 13, 1934	Switzerland Switzerland	Switzerland Switzerland track championships. Track cyclist

—	Francisco Cepeda	July 14, 1935	Spain Spain	Tour de France. Died while making the Col du Galibier descent

—	Len Johnson	August 8, 1936	Australia Australia	Melbourne to Sale Race. Johnson was riding on the Princes Highway, when he slowed due to a puncture and was hit by a truck laden with timber.

—	Stefan Veger	November 1936	Netherlands Netherlands	Track Gent

A picture of André Raynaud wearing a helmet.	André Raynaud	March 1937	France France	Antwerp Sportpaleis

—	Adrian Buttafocchi	July 6, 1937	France France	Col Esteret, Grand Prix d'Antibes. Crash with a truck during race

—	Hefty Stuart	December 9, 1938	Australia Australia	Riding in a motor pacing event, Stuart’s front tyre blew out, causing him to fall and he was run over by a following pacing motorcycle.

Alavoine in the 1910s	Jean Alavoine	July 18, 1943	France France	Died during a veteran race in Argenteuil.

—	Richard Depoorter	June 16, 1948	Switzerland Switzerland	Crashed into a tunnel wall on a "descent of the Sustenpas near Bern" during the Tour of Switzerland, died onsite or shortly thereafter of his injuries.

A picture Léon Level (right) and another rider before a race.	Léon Level	March 26, 1949	France France	"Parc des princes" track, Paris (track cyclist)

—	Paul Kroll	November 8, 1949	Germany Germany	Berlin "1000 laps", Funkturm track

—	Gerard ("Gerrit") van Beek	March 15, 1951	Netherlands Netherlands	Berlin Six Days. Died of a fatal skull fracture suffered during race.

—	Camille Danguillaume	June 26, 1951	France France	Killed in collision with press motorcycle during Critérium International (Championship of France)

—	Serse Coppi	June 29, 1951	Italy Italy	Crashed near the end of the 1951 Tour of Piedmont (aka "Tour du Piedmont" and "Giro del Piemonte"). Finished race but then died on June 29, 1951.

—	Rudi Mirke	December 10, 1951	Germany Germany	Berlin Six Day. Died after falling during the race.

—	Orfeo Ponsin	May 20, 1952	Italy Italy	Giro d'Italia

—	Erich Metze	May 28, 1952	Germany Germany

The cyclist looking over his shoulder.	Stan Ockers	October 1, 1956	Belgium Belgium	1955 World Champion (Road Race) track race at the Sportpaleis Antwerp

Russell Mockridge (left) and Hubert Opperman in 1948	Russell Mockridge	September 13, 1958	Australia Australia	Tour of Gippsland

—	Knud Enemark Jensen	September 1960	Denmark Denmark	1960 Summer Olympic Games. The first competitor's death to occur during the modern Olympic era, Jensen collapsed during a 100-kilometer team time trial, suffering a skull fracture and dying several hours later.

—	Alessandro Fantini	May 5, 1961	Italy Italy	Died after a crash at the end of the sixth stage of the 1961 Tour of Germany.

-	Tom Simpson	July 13, 1967	United Kingdom United Kingdom	Tour de France. 1965 World Road Race Champion,

—	Valentin Uriona	July 30, 1967	Spain Spain	Spanish Championship

—	José Samyn	August 28, 1969	France France	Zingem, Belgium

—	Radames Treviño	April 12, 1970	Mexico	Crashed during a regional race between Pachuca and Mexico City

A picture of Jean-Pierre Monseré holding his child after winning a race.	Jean-Pierre Monseré	March 15, 1971	Belgium Belgium	1970 World Champion. Grand Prix de Retie.

—	Manuel Galera	February 14, 1972	Spain Spain	Tour of Andalusia

—	Graeme Jose	June 23, 1973	Australia Australia	While taking part in a race in Feldkirch Austria, he ran into the rear of a parked tray topped lorry and was killed.

—	Juan Manuel Santisteban	May 21, 1976	Spain Spain	Giro d'Italia. Died as a result of injuries when his head struck a crash barrier.

A picture of Karl Kaminski and another rider being paced during a track race.	Karl Kaminski	August 10, 1978	East Germany East Germany	Leipzig

Joaquim Agostinho	May 10, 1984	Portugal Portugal	During the Tour of Algarve. Died ten days after colliding with a dog who had run onto the race-course.

—	Emilio Ravasio	May 28, 1986	Italy Italy	Giro d'Italia

—	Vicente Mata	February 17, 1987	Spain Spain	Trofeo Luis Puig Died after colliding with a car during race.

—	Michel Goffin	February 27, 1987	Belgium Belgium	Tour du Haut-Var in Marseilles France. Goffin crashes and, after spending six days in a coma, dies from his injuries.

—	Connie Meijer	August 17, 1988	Netherlands Netherlands	A criterium in the Netherlands

A plaque honoring Casartelli with a picture of him in the center.	Fabio Casartelli	July 18, 1995	Italy Italy	Tour de France. Casartelli was the reigning Olympic Champion at the time of his crash and subsequent death.

—	José Antonio Espinosa	November 1996	Spain Spain	Fuenlabrada

—	Manuel Sanroma	June 19, 1999	Spain Spain	Volta a Catalunya

—	Saúl Morales	February 28, 2000	Spain Spain	Tour of Argentina

—	Nicole Reinhart	Road and track cyclist (professional)	September 17, 2000	United States United States	Arlington Massachusetts circuit race

—	Andrey Kivilev	Road cyclist (professional)	March 12, 2003	Kazakhstan	Paris–Nice. After his death, the wearing of helmets became compulsory in all official UCI races.

—	Brett Malin	Road cyclist (amateur)	June 17, 2003	United States United States	Race Across America

Garrett Lemire	Road cyclist	March 15, 2003	United States United States	Tucson Bicycle Classic

—	Juan Barrero	Road cyclist (amateur)	June 11, 2004	Colombia Colombia	Vuelta a Colombia ("Tour of Colombia")

—	Tim Pauwels	September 26, 2004	Belgium Belgium	A cyclo-cross race in Belgium

—	Alessio Galletti	Road cyclist (professional)	June 15, 2005	Italy Italy	Subida al Naranco

—	Bob Breedlove	Road cyclist (amateur)	June 25, 2005	United States United States	Race Across America

—	Isaac Gálvez	Road cyclist (professional)	November 26, 2006	Spain Spain	Six Days of Ghent. Galvez died after coming into contact with Dimitri De Fauw and then crashing into a track railing.

—	Bruno Neves	Road cyclist (professional)	May 11, 2008	Portugal Portugal	Classica de Amarante. Neves' collapse from heart failure caused him to crash during the race.

—	Thomas Casarotto	September 10, 2010	Italy Italy	During the Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia at Pesariis, Casarotto hit the wing mirror of a SUV parked on the course and then crashed.

Wouter Weylandt wearing a Quick Step uniform and sunglasses.	Wouter Weylandt	Road cyclist (professional)	May 9, 2011	Belgium Belgium	Fatal Crash on the Passo del Bocco during the third stage of the 2011Giro d'Italia

—	Wouter Dewilde	March 1, 2013	Belgium Belgium

—	Junior Heffernan	Road cyclist (amateur)	March 3, 2013	Republic of Ireland Ireland	Died after collision with a car during the Severn Bridge Road Race in Gloucestershire.

—	Jeanné Nell	Track cyclist	February 11, 2014	South Africa South Africa	Died in Cape Town, South Africa, during a keirin race.

—	Annefleur Kalvenhaar	Mountainbiker	August 23, 2014	Netherlands Netherlands	Died in Grenoble, France, due to an accident during a UCI World Cup XCE race in Méribel, France.

—	Will Olson	Enduro	August 2, 2015	United States	Died in Crested Butte during an Enduro World Series race.

Wouter Weylandt wearing a Wallonie-Bruxelles uniform in 2015	Antoine Demoitié	Road cyclist (professional) Wanty–Groupe Gobert	March 27, 2016	Belgium Belgium	Died in hospital in Lille, due to injuries sustained in an accident during the Gent-Wevelgem race. Having been one of a group of cyclists who fell as the race went through Sainte-Marie-Cappel, he was struck by a motorbike accompanying the race.

Antoing - Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux, étape 1, 3 avril 2015, départ (C008).JPG	Daan Myngheer	Road cyclist (professional) Roubaix–Lille Métropole	March 28, 2016	Belgium Belgium	Died in hospital two days after suffering a heart attack during first stage of Criterium International

—	Randall Fox	Road cyclist (collegiate cyclist)	March 29, 2016	United States United States	Died following a crash during a collegiate road race. He lost control of his bike on a descent and collided with a guardrail.

—	Gijs Verdick	Road cyclist (professional) Cyclingteam Jo Piels	May 9, 2016	Netherlands Netherlands	Died a week after suffering two heart attacks at the Under-23 Carpathian Couriers Race in Poland.

—	Diego Andrés Suta Robayo	Road cyclist (amateur)	August 30, 2016	Colombia	Suta, who was competing in the Vuelta de la Juventud for the first time, was descending the Alto de Daza just 12 km into the 162 km stage 2 when he crashed on a turn and suffered fatal head injuries.

-	Bahman Golbarnezhad	Road cyclist Iranian Paralympic	September 17, 2016	Iran	2016 Summer Paralympics. Died after suffering a cardiac arrest on the way to hospital after his head injury during a collision with a rock midway through the race in Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, during the C4 road race of the Paralympics.

Dejan Maric	Road cyclist (amateur)	September 25, 2016	Serbia	Died during the Wuyi Mountain cycling race in southeast Chinas Fujian province.

Eslam Nasser Zaki	Road and track cyclist	March 20, 2017	Egypt	Suffered a fatal heart attack while riding in the omnium event at the African Continental Track Championships at the Cyril Geoghegan Velodrome in Durban, South Africa.

Mike Hall	Road endurance cyclist	March 31, 2017	United Kingdom	Died after being struck by a car on the outskirts of Canberra, Australia. He was in second place in a 3,300 mile race, the Indian Pacific Wheel Race, which was subsequently cancelled.

Chad Young	Road cyclist (professional) Axeon Hagens Berman	April 28, 2017	United States	Received severe head injuries in a fall on a descent during the final stage of the Tour of the Gila into Pinos Altos, New Mexico and died in hospital in Tucson five days later.

Casey Saunders	Road cyclist (professional)	June 25, 2017	United States	Died after crashing in the Pro-1-2 criterium at Tour of Kansas City.

Mathieu Riebel	Road cyclist (professional) Shell Pacific team	October 20, 2017	France	Died instantly in the collision which happened on the descent of the Col de La Pirogue during Stage 9 of the Tour de Nouvelle-Calédonie.

Denain - Grand Prix de Denain, 13 avril 2017 (B071).JPG	Michael Goolaerts	Road cyclist (professional) Vérandas Willems–Crelan team	April 8, 2018	Belgium	During the Paris–Roubaix classic, Goolaerts suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest on the 3rd cobbled sector at Saint-Python, after 109 km of racing.

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José Samyn (died 28 August 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer who died during a race in Zingem, Belgium.

final_sentence: José Samyn (died 28 August 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer who died during a race in Zingem, Belgium.