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Rohan Dennis arrested after wife and former cycling world champion Melissa Hoskins killed in car crash - reports

Updated 01/01/2024 at 19:59 GMT

The cycling community is in shock after former world champion Melissa Hoskins died after being hit by a car – with her husband and decorated Australian rider Rohan Dennis reportedly arrested over the incident. Hoskins was part of Australia's triumphant team pursuit squad at the 2015 Track Cycling World Championships and also competed at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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By Michael Doyle

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The Tour de France has suffered its second major crash in as many days, this time caused by a rider coming into contact with a spectator.

Aerial footage from the host broadcaster showed American rider Sepp Kuss — riding for Jumbo-Visma — hitting the arm of a spectator with roughly 129km left on stage 15 of the race.

After hitting the spectator, Kuss then hit his teammate Nathan Van Hooydonck, who bore the brunt of the crash as he crumpled to the road resulting in a pile-up behind him.

Van Hooydonck was able to get back onto his bike and continue, with blood visible on his body.

Several riders were caught up in the crash, including Colombian Egan Bernal who won the race in 2019.

Nathan Van Hooydonck receives medical attention after a crash during stage 15. ( Reuters: Benoit Tessier )

There were no abandonments as a result of the crash, despite several riders showing signs of injury.

In a statement on social media, Jumbo-Visma urged spectators to be mindful when the riders pass by. 

"Please be always aware when watching cycling at the side of the road," they said. 

While the crash was a major moment for the Jumbo-Visma team, their main rider and race leader Jonas Vingegaard was able to narrowly avoid the carnage.

Vingegaard's main rival, two-time champion Tadej Pogačar also avoided the crash as well as Australian Jai Hindley, who entered the stage fourth in the general classification.

There was a major crash early on stage 14 , which led to a stoppage of approximately 20 minutes as several riders were assessed by medical staff.

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Woman fined €1,200 for causing Tour de France pile-up

A French woman has been fined €1,200 ($1,357; £1,028) for causing a huge crash at the Tour de France by waving a cardboard sign in the riders' path.

The peloton was 45km (28 miles) from the end of the first stage, when her sign clipped German rider Tony Martin.

He fell to the ground and caused dozens of other riders to follow suit, in one of the tournament's worst ever crashes.

The woman, 31, was also ordered to pay a symbolic one euro fine to France's professional cyclist association.

The identity of the woman, who was a spectator at the elite race, was withheld after she was targeted by a torrent of online abuse, the AFP news agency reported.

Video footage of the incident, which took place in June, has been shared widely online.

The woman can be seen holding a sign with the German names for "granny and granddad". She is looking away from the peloton coming towards her and does not see them approach, while holding her sign too far into the road.

As a result of the crash, two riders had to pull out of the Tour completely and another eight riders were treated for injuries.

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The crash held up the race, which was between between Brest and Landerneau in north-west France, for five minutes, while bikes and riders were untangled and cleared from the road.

Several people eventually had to pull out of the race, including Spain's Marc Soler, who broke both arms.

The woman turned herself in to police custody days later.

Prosecutors had earlier requested a four-month suspended prison sentence for the woman, accusing her of endangering lives and causing unintentional injuries.

In court, prosecutor Solenn Briand acknowledged that she'd expressed regret, and recognised "how dangerous" her conduct had been, according to AFP.

Since the mass pile-up, Tour director Christian Prudhomme has adopted a conciliatory stance.

"She did something daft, she's no terrorist," he told reporters in October. "We just want people to take care when they come to the Tour and remember they are there to see the champions and not to get on television."

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‘A car can be a weapon in the wrong hands’ - Team car hits rider during French national championships

CPA president Adam Hansen highlight dangers of team cars, Bas Tietema suggests alternatives

The CPA rider’s association president Adam Hansen has highlighted the dangers of team cars speaking to their riders during races after a regional directeur sportif hit a rider during the Junior women’s national championships in France.  

Video of the incident quickly circulated on social media, sparking a reaction from Hansen and a debate about race safety. 

Amandine Muller (Grand Est) and Célia Gery (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) were on the attack when the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes team car came up to speak to Gery. The driver appeared distracted by the conversation, overlapped with Muller’s back wheel and then made contact. Fortunately, Muller fell to her left, away from the car and so avoided being hit. 

Gery crashed into Muller but neither was seriously injured, and both managed to continue racing. Gery eventually distanced Muller to win the national title and they celebrated together on the podium. 

The incident highlighted the dangers of team cars driving beside their riders to speak to them in races, and especially when the directeur sportif is also driving the team car.

In most major races, especially WorldTour races and Grand Tours, the directeur sportif no longer drives the car so they can fully focus on race strategy and communicating with their riders safely.    

“We are so grateful Amandine fell on the left side and not the right, as the car couldn't stop fast enough and it could have been fatal for her,” Hansen wrote on social media in reaction to the video of the incident.   

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“We will watch this final outcome of the DS very closely. I hope whatever the outcome is, he realises a car can be a weapon in the wrong hands.” 

TDT - Unibet Cycling Team owner and directeur sportif Bas Tietema responded to Hansen’s comments, questioning the  value of the team car in races, suggesting “crazy s**t happens in the convoy.” 

He pointed out that he passed his UCI test to become a directeur sportif “without riding a single km in a car.”  

Tietema suggested a bigger neutral service that serves all teams and central race communications could be a way to eliminate the need for a team car for each team and also reduce emissions.

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Jumbo-Visma Ready to Sue the Roadside Fan Who Caused Sepp Kuss to Crash

Police have identified the fan who caused the huge crash in stage 15 of the 2023 Tour de France.

Every year fans who line the streets during the Tour de France end up getting in the way. And worst case scenario, they cause a rider (or several) to crash . That’s exactly what happened on Sunday, during stage 15, when a spectator caused a crash that took down Sepp Kuss, among several others. And team Jumbo-Visma is ready to take action.

Sepp Kuss, who was just elected domestique of the week by the tour, has been vital to defending champion Jonas Vingegaard’s race. Kuss told Reuters , “There was a spectator leaning into the road... There was a narrowing in a town. We were just trying to slow down the peloton to let the break go.” But Kuss was hit by the fan, “And then just on the side unfortunately, somebody wanted to get a selfie. I didn't really see it coming.”

Fans of the tour might remember something similar in 2021, when a fan caused a crash by holding a cardboard sign in front of riders so that it would be seen by TV cameras. That woman was charged with causing a dangerous situation and fined 1,200 euros ($1,347.48).

Reuters reported that this spectator would not be arrested unless Kuss and Jumbo-Visma pressed charges. When asked if they would, a team spokesperson said that they might, they just had to decide how and when.

According to CyclingNews , Jumbo-Visma team manager Richard Plugge said, “I think we owe that to the riders who were on the ground. Not only ours, but also those of other teams.”

Sepp Kuss continues to recover from his injuries, and remains in 6th place overall. The message that Jumbo-Visma and all involved want to send is that fans need to behave better when watching and cheering the Tour de France from the roadside. Actions have consequences.

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Fan Causes Massive Tour de France Crash by Taking Selfie

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It might be the most careless selfie in sports history. A fan trying to take a picture during the 15th stage of the Tour de France inadvertently made contact with a competitor and caused a massive crash on Sunday. 

A video caught a fan in a white hat trying to take a selfie with an arm extended in the pathway of riders, and the spectator clipped American Sepp Kuss’s handlebars while passing. Kuss crashed, and he brought down myriad other riders with him, leading to a massive pileup of riders, including teammate Nathan van Hooydonck of Belgium.  

About 20 riders crashed, and Dutch cyclist Wout Poels subsequently won the stage to capture the first stage win of his career. 

“There was a narrowing in the town and a spectator in the road, and I guess he just clipped my handlebars,” Kuss said of the incident, according to the BBC . “Luckily I’m O.K., and hopefully the other guys in the crash are all right. It’s not ideal. 

“I think it’s fatigue,” he continued. “It’s been such a hard race, and everybody is a bit tired. You lose a bit of alertness and there’s always things out of your control as well.”

Sunday’s crash occurred about 50 kilometers into the 179-kilometer stage from Les Gets les Portes du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc.

The crash was the worst at the Tour de France since an infamous incident in 2021, when a woman holding a sign clipped a rider, leading to a massive crash. Two riders had to withdraw from the event, and eight were injured. She turned herself in and was forced to pay a fine after going to court. 

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Team car crashes breakaway at French champs

Amandine muller and célia gery were leading the road race when disaster struck.

There were some scary moments during the French junior women’s road race championship when the team car clipped one of the breakaway riders, causing them both to hit the deck.

A conversation with the breakaway goes south

Amandine Muller from Grand Est and Célia Gery from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes were leading the race together when her team car approached Gery. The directeur sportif wanted to have a conversation with her with 30 km remaining in the 81.9-km race.

While the driver spoke with the rider, the front left of the car accidentally grazed Muller’s rear wheel, causing her to crash onto the road instantly. Gery subsequently collided into her.

It could have been much worse. Thankfully the car stopped and didn’t run over the two cyclists. Also thankfully, they didn’t seem to be too badly injured. Both riders remounted and went on to take gold and silver. Gery beat Muller by 3:42; Amalia Debarges (Lyon Sprint Evolution) took the bronze.

Directeurs in cars hitting cyclists

It doesn’t happen often, but this is not the first time a team car has clipped a rider. That’s what happened to UAE’s Mavi Garcia during Stage 4 of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes .

The Spanish national champion was hit by her car toward the end of the race, which included several gravel sections and plenty of crashes. Garcia had already had a rough day, having had to chase back on after two flats. After the fall, she couldn’t catch back onto the lead group, finishing 33rd, losing 3:11.

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After the crash, the cyclist union head Adam Hansen weighed in. “ We will watch this final outcome of the DS very closely,” he posted on X. “I hope whatever the outcome is, he realizes a car can be a weapon in the wrong hands.”

You can check out the sketchy incident below:

Amandine Muller (Grand Est) et Célia Gery (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) ont été accidentellement heurtées par le véhicule de l’équipe Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, au 31ᵉ kilomètre de la course féminine U19 des championnats de cyclisme de l’avenir 2024 https://t.co/tQH29yyWZk pic.twitter.com/7LHxwEACmO — France 3 Alsace (@F3Alsace) May 12, 2024

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A promising breakaway in the French Junior National Championships turned terrifying on Sunday when a team car hit one of the two lead riders, subsequently taking down the other rider.

With 31 kilometers to go in the 81km race, Amandine Muller (Grand Est) and Célia Gery (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) held a lead of over 3 minutes. Gery was talking with her team car as Muller rode slightly ahead of her opponent and the car.

Then the team car veered slightly, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes team director behind the wheel watching his rider rather than the road ahead, taking out the rear wheel of Muller and sending her to the ground to the left, luckily out of the path of the vehicle. Gery, with nowhere else to go, crashed over Muller.

Amandine Muller (Grand Est) et Célia Gery (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) ont été accidentellement heurtées par le véhicule de l’équipe Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, au 31ᵉ kilomètre de la course féminine U19 des championnats de cyclisme de l’avenir 2024 https://t.co/tQH29yyWZk pic.twitter.com/7LHxwEACmO — France 3 Alsace (@F3Alsace) May 12, 2024

Both riders were able to remount and continue the race. Gery went on to win, with Muller rolling in for second place 3:42 behind.

“We are so greatful [sic] Amandine fell on the left side and not the right, as the car couldn’t stop fast enough and it could have been fatal for her,” wrote CPA president Adam Hansen on X . “We will watch this final outcome of the DS very closely. I hope whatever the outcome is, he realises a car can be a weapon in the wrong hands.”

This isn’t the first time a race caravan vehicle has hit a rider in pro cycling. During stage 4 of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes, Mavi García was hit by her own team car causing her to crash in a similar manner to Sunday’s incident.

During stage 9 of the 2011 Tour de France, a television vehicle hit Johnny Hoogerland and Juan Antonio Flecha , ending their breakaway chances. The vehicle was kicked out of the race by organizers.

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MONACO (AP) — Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome says his bike was wrecked by a car when the driver intentionally struck him.

The incident Tuesday morning comes less than three weeks after Michele Scarponi, the 2011 Giro d'Italia winner, died in a collision with a van during a training ride.

Froome posted a photo on Twitter of the damaged bike soon after the crash near his home in Monte Carlo.

The British rider writes: "Just got rammed on purpose by an impatient driver who followed me onto the pavement! Thankfully I'm okay Bike totaled. Driver kept going!"

The tweet was posted from Beausoleil, on the French side of the Monaco border.

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Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after crashing at the road world champs

Swiss 18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer has died one day after sustaining a head injury in a crash at the road world championships

ZURICH -- Swiss 18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after sustaining a head injury in a crash at the road world championships.

“Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,” race organizers said in a statement.

Furrer was competing in the junior women's event on rain-slicked roads Thursday morning when she crashed in a forest area south of Zurich. She was airlifted by helicopter to the hospital.

At a news conference Friday, a director of the Swiss organizing committee, Olivier Senn, said no official information could yet be given to confirm exactly where the crash happened.

Police and the public prosecutor's office are investigating, Senn said.

“We have lost a promising young athlete with the full life ahead of her which is very hard to take," he said. “We cannot imagine how it must feel for the family and friends.”

Furrer's family had asked that the championships — which run for nine days through Sunday — continue on schedule, International Cycling Union (UCI) sports director Peter van den Abeele said.

A gala event for the UCI scheduled on Saturday evening has been canceled, as were public events to celebrate the races planned Friday in Zurich.

The women's and men's elite races scheduled Saturday and Sunday, respectively, will use the same stretch of road where the fatal crash happened.

“The downhill was looked at again just today,” Senn said. "We have slightly amended the staff on site. We believe we always do the maximum on the safety and security of the riders.”

The UCI paid tribute to the Swiss teenager in a statement: "With the passing of Muriel Furrer, the international cycling community loses a rider with a bright future ahead of her.”

Furrer is the second Swiss cyclist to have died after crashing on home roads in the past two seasons.

Gino Mäder suffered a fatal crash at the Tour de Suisse in June 2023. The 26-year-old rider went off the road and crashed down a ravine during a descent and died from his injuries the next day.

“Obviously it is another tragic death," Senn said. "There is a lot of similarities, similar feelings. Today is about Muriel.”

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Directed by Alex Holmes, “The Last Rider” offers offers an intimate look at the inspiring true story of Greg LeMond, the cyclist who is the first and to-date only American to win the Tour de France. Courtesy of Roadside Attractions, “The Last Rider” chronicles the career of the three-time Tour victor, and two-time Road World Race Championship winner. See the trailer at the top of the page.

LeMond won the Tour de France in 1986, becoming the first non-European professional cyclist to do so on the Men’s tour. One year later, he would suffer injuries during a hunting accident — ending up with 45 pellots in his body — undergoing two surgeries and missing the next two Tours. He would return in 1989 and win that year’s Tour de France and defend his title the next year. He retired in 1994 — and was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1996 — as one of only eight riders to win three or more Tours.

During his career, he would become the first cyclist to sign a multi-million-dollar contract and the first to appear on the cover of “Sports Illustrated.” While his career lasted from 1981 to 1994, “The Last Rider” will mostly focus on the mid-1980s during which he suffered the seemingly career-ending injury and then recovered to even greater professional success. Featuring interviews with LeMond and his wife, Roadside Attractions will debut the film in theaters on June 23.

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On this day five years ago, Johnny Hoogerland was sent flying into barbed wire when Juan Antonio Flecha was clipped by a car

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July 10 is a memorable day in recent cycling history. Not only was it the date that it was revealed that Luca Paolini had failed a drugs test in 2015, but it was on July 10, 2011, that Johnny Hoogerland and Juan Antonio Flecha were involved in one of the race's most shocking incidents.

One moment Hoogerland was racing for a stage victory in the breakaway and the next he was tangled in barbed wire at the side of the road.

The Dutch rider, racing for Vaconsoleil at the time, was third in line in the five man breakaway when the rider in front of him, Flecha, was clipped by a passing car and into the path of Hoogerland.

While Flecha stayed upright, Hoogerland was sent flying through the air off the side of the road and into the barbed wire fence, where he stayed for several moments.

His lacerations were quite horrendous, riding to the finish with bandaged limbs and ripped shorts. And rather than getting his wounds properly treated at the finish line, Hoogerland had to face the public on the podium, having picked up the polka dot jersey earlier in the stage.

In 2014, Hoogerland received compensation from the TV company whose car it was that clipped Flecha. The Spanish former Team Sky rider described it as the saddest moment of his career when he retired.

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CHARLESTON — Derrick Boyd started entering bicycle road races several years ago as a way to condition himself for his longtime sport of dirt bike racing.

His parents, Keith and Kim Boyd, said they watched the positive fitness outcomes of this cycling and decided to give it a try themselves two years ago. The couple, who reside in Yale in Jasper County, have been biking ever since, often alongside their son.

"The health aspect is what I like, staying in shape and being out in nature," Kim Boyd said. Her son, who now lives in Heartville in Effingham County, added, "I think it's awesome. I'm glad they are doing it."

The Boyds were among 157 cyclists from five states who entered the  Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce 's 2024 Tour de Charleston bicycle races Saturday morning on the courthouse square . This family entered the 25-mile race in the tour, which also offered 12.5- and 50-mile routes.

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Race Chair Jeremy Alexander, at right, speaks to cyclists in the Tour de Charleston's 25-mile race before they head out from the courthouse square Saturday morning. Cyclist Kim Boyd of Yale, in the yellow, and her husband, to the right in the USA jersey, are riding alongside their son, Derrick Boyd, in the foreground in the front row.

Chamber President and CEO Colleen Peterlich said she was glad to see the tour once again draw so many riders from out of town and out of state to Charleston.

For example, Peterlich said a couple from Kankakee with Eastern Illinois University alumni ties stayed overnight Friday in Charleston and then entered the races the following morning.

The out-of-state competitors also included Margaret Barawskas of Terre Haute, Indiana. She works for Bicycle Indiana, a statewide nonprofit cycling advocacy organization.

Barawskas, who is a regular entrant in the Tour de Charleston, said she is happy to see this event in neighboring East Central Illinois enter its eighth year of providing cycling opportunities for all ages and fitness levels.

"You can ride at really any point in your life and try it," Barawskas said, adding that it can be a great social activity. "It gives people a place to belong." 

Cyclists in the Tour de Charleston's 12.5-mile race head east from the courthouse square Saturday morning.

The Tour de Charleston began Saturday morning with a series of children's bicycle races on the south side of the courthouse square. Finley Stewart, 10, of Charleston said she was proud to place second in her age group after setting a high bar for herself by winning first place last year.

Finley said she practiced for the tour by riding her bicycle in her neighborhood and on the network of paved walkways at Sister City Park and the adjacent Linder Sports Complex in Charleston, adding that cycling is her favorite type of exercise.

"It just gives you something to do while you are also exercising," Finley said. Her mother, Stephanie, added that Finley is thinking about giving the tour's 12.5-mile race a try next year.

Peterlich said she was thankful that the Tour de Charleston was on track to get its races and other activities, including a bounce house and Bubba's Burgers concessions, done before more rain fell Saturday afternoon.

Race Chair Jeremy Alexander said he scouted the various routes early Saturday and was pleasantly surprised to find no fallen limbs or standing water impeding the way following the storm Friday evening.

Alexander said after riding in the Tour de Charleston since its inception, he was still adjusting to working behind the scenes this year, but was glad to play this role. He gave each group of racers an overview of the routes before they headed out from the square.

"It takes a cyclist to look out for cyclists' safety sometimes," Alexander said.

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Courthouse backdrop.

Race Chair Jeremy Alexander, at right, speaks to cyclists in the Tour de Charleston's 25-mile race before they head out from the courthouse square Saturday morning.

Cyclists in the Tour de Charleston's 25-mile race head east from the courthouse square Saturday morning.

CYCLING FAMILY

Cyclists Keith and Kim Boyd of Yale and their son, Derrick Boyd of Heartville in Effingham County, pose for a photo before riding in the Tour de Charleston's 25-mile race Saturday morning on the courthouse square.

STARTING LINE

Cyclists in the Tour de Charleston's 25-mile race gather at the starting line Saturday morning on the courthouse square. The Charleston Fire Department's ladder truck flies a giant U.S. flag over the square for the occasion.

TURNING SOUTH

Cyclists in the Tour de Charleston's 50-mile race turn south Saturday morning on the courthouse square.

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Omaha police use a drone in their investigation of an accident near 10th and Douglas streets in Omaha on Friday.

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Omaha police investigate an accident 10th and Douglas Streets in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha police investigate an accident near 10th and Douglas streets in Omaha on Friday.

The Omaha Police Department is investigating a fiery crash that killed three people and injured three others near 10th and Douglas streets early Friday morning.

Police officers responded to the two-vehicle crash shortly before 1:30 a.m., according to a press release from the Omaha Police Department. 

Investigators determined the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee was headed east on Douglas Street when she hit a Subaru Outback from behind, according to the release. The driver of the Subaru had just turned left onto Douglas Street from southbound 10th Street.

The crash caused both vehicles to be pushed to the east. The Subaru hit a light pole and the Jeep hit a tree and then rolled, the release said. Both cars caught on fire and were engulfed in flames. 

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The driver of the Grand Cherokee, another child passenger and the front seat passenger, were taken to the Nebraska Medical Center for initial treatment. They were later transferred to a specialized burn unit at a hospital out of state, the release said. 

The names of the three who died have not yet been released pending positive identifications of the individuals and next-of-kin notifications, police said. 

Police are consulting with the Douglas County Attorney’s Office on pending charges for the Grand Cherokee driver. Speed and alcohol are being investigated as contributing factors, according to the release. 

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