News just starting to come through about a fatality on today's ToB sportive.
Very sad to hear.
Condolences to family and friends of the rider. I'm still bit shocked myself and sure lots of riders are (though I wasn't on it, I know the event well).
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Tour o' the Borders tragedy
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Posted 5 years ago #
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Curiously worded report -
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17874130.cyclist-dies-race-borders/
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How sad
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They apparently had to close the road for the long route and route people down the short route. The crash must have happened not long after I passed through that point.
The word at the finish line was that they crashed off the side of a bridge.
I saw a lot (3+) of other crashes however. I don't know why there were so many. It was a bit wet and quite narrow, although most of the crashes I saw were on wide uphill sections. I took the descents very wimpily after seeing it all.
Someone overtook me and nearly took out my front wheel at one point, I think a lot of sportive riders aren't used to group riding. I may get a little jangly bell which constantly rings for my next one, I saw (and heard) a rider with one and thought it was very effective.
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Awful news, RIP
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