A 39-year-old British cyclist died on Saturday morning during the Mallorca 312 OK Mobility event.
He was riding along the Coll d'en Claret between Valldemossa and Esporles when he fell from his bike. It would appear that he had an accident and suffered very serious injuries. The Guardia Civil and ambulances went to the scene. He was taken to hospital but died en route.
The refreshment areas halted the event for a time after learning of his death. The organisers expressed their condolences to his family and loved ones and offered any necessary support.
They also announced they would make changes to the programme and hold a memorial service at the trophy presentation ceremony, which will be adapted out of respect to the deceased and his family.
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Darwin DHow can they, with 8000 cyclists in various parts of the island. He didn't died on the scene but in hospital. It had nothing to do with respect.
The worst ever case of an event being allowed to continue after a catastrophic disaster was the Le Mans 24 hour race in 1955. Pierre Levegh's Mercedes crashed into the crowd killing 83 spectators and himself and injuring a further 120. The apparent logic behind the decision to continue was that, if they stopped the race, the surrounding roads would be choked with cars leaving the circuit thus seriously hindering the arrival of emergency vehicles.
It’s not that kind of event. It would be nigh on Impossible to stop 8 thousand riders spread over two hundred Km of roads and they’d all have to cycle back anyway! Marking it at the end is fitting and every pedalhead will understand that. I’ve seen some pretty gory bike injuries on the 312 and Ironman. It’s no surprise to hear of a death at the event. What people perhaps don’t realise that many cycling injuries ( some quite serious) happen daily on the island. RIP to the fella.
RIP. Why organizers did not stop the event? No respect at all.