On May 9, 4:31*pm, Michael Press wrote:
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*Frank Krygowski wrote:

Not surprising. *We had over 100 years of bike racing without helmets,
with fatal head injuries always being extremely rare. Think of the
tens of millions of miles ridden in the Tour de France since its
inception. *IIRC, there were a total of three deaths. *One was drug-
induced heart failure.

Fail. Stop spreading that rumor.
The death had nothing to do with drugs.
Unfortunately everybody says so.
He died because the race organizers
severely restricted the amount of
water a racer could have, and the
racer died from dehydration.

Really? That's the first time I've ever heard that version. Can you
give the source?

- Frank Krygowski