List of professional cyclists who died during a race

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
** Francisco Cepeda, Spain, Tour de France, 1935
** André Raynaud, France, 1937
*1940s
*1950s
** Camille Danguillaume, France, French National Cycling Championship, 1950
** Serse Coppi, Italy, Tour of Piedmont, 1951
** Stan Ockers, Belgium, a track race in Antwerp, 1956
** Russell Mockridge, Australia, Tour of Gippsland, 1958
*1960s
** Knud Enemark Jensen, 1960 Summer Olympic Games, 1960
** Tom Simpson, United Kingdom, Tour de France, 1967
** José Samyn, France, a small race in Belgium, 1969
*1970s
** Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgium, GP Retie, 1971
** Manuel Galera, Spain, Tour of Andalusia, 1972
** Juan Manuel Santisteban, Spain, Giro d'Italia, 1976
*1980s
** Joaquim Agostinho, Portugal, during the Tour of Algarve in 1984
** Emilio Ravasio, Italy, Giro d'Italia, 1986
** Michelle Goffin, Belgium, Tour du Haut-Var, 1987
** Vicente Mata, Belgium, Trofeo Luis Puig, 1987
** Connie Meijer, Netherlands, criterium in the Netherlands, 1988
*1990s
** Fabio Casartelli, Italy, Tour de France, 1995
** José Antonio Espinosa, Spain, a race in Fuenlabrada, 1996
** Manuel Sanroma, Spain, Volta a Catalunya, 1999
*2000s
** Saúl Morales, Spain, Tour of Argentina, 2000
** Nicole Reinhart, United States, Arlington Circuit Race, 2000
** Andrei Kivilev, Kazakhstan, Paris-Nice, 2003
** Juan Barrero, Colombia, Tour of Colombia, 2004
** Tim Pauwels, Belgium, a cyclo-cross race in Belgium, 2004
** Alessio Galletti, Italy, Subida al Naranco, 2005
** Isaac Gálvez, Spain, Six Days of Ghent, 2006
** Bruno Neves, Portugal, Clássica de Amarante, 2008

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.
* Ben Mikic, Australia. Struck by a car while on a training ride in April 2007 in Sydney, Australia

ee also

*Curse of the Rainbow Jersey
*Madonna del Ghisallo