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List of professional cyclists who died during a race

This is a list 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. Note that it does not includes cyclists who died during training.

The following cyclists did not die during a race, but during training or another reason related to cycling:

  • Lauri Aus , Estonia. Hit by a car on his way to the Estonian National Cycling Championship , 2003
  • Adolphe Heliére , France. Drowned while swimming during a rest day of the Tour de France, 1910
  • Antonio Martín , Spain. He was killed by a truck while training near Madrid, 1994
  • Ricardo Otxoa , Spain. He was hit by a car during a training together with his brother Javier, who survived, 2001

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