Pro Cyclists Have Had a Rough Couple of Months.
Well, pros of various sorts, anyway. If there is anything to take away from this sad and tragic list, maybe it is simply the bitter knowledge that we aren’t the only ones who suffer at the hands of foolish, incompetent, and at times vengeful motorists. And, that thankfully, our own recently injured Santa Fe riders are all on the way to recovery.
‘Why wouldn’t you make cycling safer?’ Cycling UK asks government (+ video)
Katusha’s Marco Haller out for months after being hit by car during training ride. Read more at:
A young French rider was shot on Tuesday evening while out training in Toulouse:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/young-french-rider-shot-by-gunman-in-passing-car/
Hit by a car four days ago and still on track for the Giro: George Bennett’s incredible comeback at Tour of the Alps. Read more at:
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news#K60uWQMi3vuKhKwE.99
Watch: The scary moment a van almost reverses into riders at Tour of Croatia. Read more at:
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news#K60uWQMi3vuKhKwE.99
Southern California driver charged with murder after hitting cyclist in Tour de Palm Springs. Read more at:
“Porsche driver who ran over nine German cyclists in Mallorca, killing one, had been caught drug driving before”
Former London cycling boss ‘very close to being paralysed’ in ‘deliberate’ road rage attack.
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/page/3
Driver charged over death of 91-year-old time triallist Ray Dare. Read more at:
‘I am frightened to go out training’: Pro rider’s emotional video after close pass from ‘idiot driver’. Read more at:
