http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cyclist dies in Borders accident en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:40:02 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3832#post-40365 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:24:58 +0000 amir 40365@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Notice from ERC:</p> <p>"Many of you will have heard of the tragic death of Dave Stanners at<br /> the weekend.<br /> Dave was taking part in the Peebles CC Sportive on Saturday 3rd<br /> September when he went off the road on the descent from Talla and was<br /> fatally injured.<br /> Dave was a well liked and active member of the club. He was a regular<br /> leader of the Saturday development rides and volunteer helper in other<br /> club events. Dave will be missed by the many club riders he came into<br /> contact with on the Saturday morning rides, at the Kirky 10's and the<br /> many other ERC events he took part in.<br /> Our sincere condolences go to his family at this difficult time.</p> <p>*Funeral notice and details:*</p> <p>David Stanners funeral is to be held on Saturday 10th September 2011</p> <p>There is to be a memorial service at 9am in St Mary's Star of the Sea<br /> ( 106 Constitution Street, Leith, EH6 6AW ) followed by the funeral at<br /> Warriston Crematorium ( EH7 4HW ) at 10am</p> <p>The family welcome David's friends from the club and were more than<br /> happy for any cyclists attending to wear cycling kit.</p> <p>Cliff White will be riding to both of the services and requests that<br /> anyone wanting to ride down with him meet at 8.30am on Princes Street<br /> opposite the front entrance of the Balmoral Hotel. As the bikes are<br /> likely to be unattended at the services, it would be sensible to bring<br /> a lock.</p> <p>As a mark of respect the Lammermuirs RR scheduled for that day will be<br /> postponed." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3832#post-40086 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:53:08 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 40086@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Latest I've heard (Mel workls with someone who knows someone who knows the chap) is that it appears to have been a heart attack rather than a fall. So I assume actually going <em>up</em> the hill.</p> <p>Heart attack at 35, in someone who (if he's riding up that hill) was presumably fit and healthy, but clearly had an underlying problem, is utterly tragic. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3832#post-40084 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:50:15 +0000 kaputnik 40084@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes that's terrible news.</p> <p>And as amir says we went down there on a dampish morning earlier in the year and even with both brakes on pretty hard I wasn't stopping, just slowing. Easily the most scary and hairy descent I've done. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3832#post-40075 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:21:03 +0000 Cyclingmollie 40075@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's awful. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3832#post-40068 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:38:36 +0000 amir 40068@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nasty. The surface is horrible, all kind of wavey. Kaputnik and I descended that earlier this year and went down very slowly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3832#post-40064 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:34:58 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 40064@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Scary. On the descent to Talla apparently (could easily get a very high speed up going down there, and it's not a great road surface). It's the exact route I was planning on riding last week before the wind scuppered that idea - exact same age as me as well.</p> <p>The Tour of Britain is also going over that way. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3832#post-40060 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:32:14 +0000 spytefear 40060@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-14791263">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-14791263</a> </p>