St-Girons

When this town last hosted a stage start of the Tour de France it was 1995, stage 15.

During that stage there was a crash on the road and Fabio Casartelli died.

Each year when the riders pass through this town they remember Casartelli. He was the Olympic road race champion in 1992.

Cycling tragedy

Car and drunk driver killed a cyclist during a race near the Mexican border.



Here's a screenshot of the story and the link below the photo. Totally blows.

Here's the whole story.