TDF Accidents List

[Patrick D. Walters]

 5 18-JUL-1995 15:24 Tour de France accidents list


By United Press International
   Serious and fatal accidents during the Tour de France since its start
in 1903:
   1935: Spain's Francesco Cepeda died after falling into a ravine near Bourg
d'Oisans.
   1951: Dutchman Wim Van Est was seriously injured when he fell on a descent
in Aubisque.
   1960: France's Roger Riviere, on his way to victory, fell into a ravine
while crossing the Perjuret Pass (Millau-Avignon stage). A fractured pelvis
put an end to his career.
   1967: Briton Tom Simpson died after collapsing during an intensive mountain
climb on an excessively hot day.
   1995: Italy's Fabio Casartelli died after crashing on the descent of the
Portet d'Aspet mountain.
   Other fatal accidents of past Tours not involving competitors:
   1957: Radio reporter Alex Virot and his motorcyclist driver Rene Wagner
fell into a ravine and died during the Barcelona-Ax-les-Thermes stage.
   1964: A truck in the tour's caravan ran out of control and smashed into a
crowd of onlookers, killing 10.