Para cycling fatality in Rio

[shouldbeinbed]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/37398333

Condolences to his family, friends and the paralympic community

 

[mjr]

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...llowing-crash-rio-paralympic-road-race-284841
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/iranian-paralympic-cyclist-dies-after-road-race-crash/
and many more very similar reports based on either the press release or the AP report.

Not really many more details. Was it televised? It would be good to know how this tragedy happened.

 

[Hill Wimp]

an elite sports person dies doing what he loved.

RIP

 

[hopless500]

 

[steveindenmark]

Very sad. But after watching the crashes in the mountain stretches during the Olympics this does not come as a complete surprise.

He may have died doing what he loved but on a course like that we could have had multiple deaths and people would then be asking how the course was ever allowed to be used.

 

[MichaelW2]

A couple of cartloads of straw bales could have solved the dangerous drainage channels that offer sharp concrete edges to any cyclist sliding on a mountain corner.

 

[Mrs M]

That's very sad news.

 

[fimm]

Very shocking and sad. Condolences to his family.

However, point of information from the BBC Report:
"The Vista Chinesa circuit, which included a treacherous descent where Annemiek van Vleuten of the Netherlands crashed and sustained concussion during the Olympics, was not part of the Paralympic course."

 

[iandg]

Very sad. But after watching the crashes in the mountain stretches during the Olympics this does not come as a complete surprise.

He may have died doing what he loved but on a course like that we could have had multiple deaths and people would then be asking how the course was ever allowed to be used.

The 'controversial' parts of the Olympic RR route were not used.

 

[raleighnut]

Sad news, RIP

 

[jonny jeez]

The 'controversial' parts of the Olympic RR route were not used.

The BBC report says that they were.

Edit...Apologies, I misread. You are correct.

 

[jonny jeez]

Awful news.

 

[jonny jeez]

A couple of cartloads of straw bales could have solved the dangerous drainage channels that offer sharp concrete edges to any cyclist sliding on a mountain corner.

This was my initial reaction. I started a thread with similar comment after Annies crash. However it seems that these sections were not part of Bahmans route.

Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[steveindenmark]

The 'controversial' parts of the Olympic RR route were not used.

Thanks for pointing that out. I was unaware of it.

 

[User6179]

The crash was on the flat near the finish, I saw it but never realised it was fatal , a coming together with another rider , nothing to do with the course .
Reports saying the rider died of a Heart attack .