1984: Joaquim Agostinho (POR) dies 10 days after crashing into a dog near the finish of a stage in the Tour of the Algarve.
1986: Emilio Ravasio (ITA) dies two weeks after a crash on the first stage of the Giro d'Italia.
1987: Vicente Mata (ESP) dies after being hit by a car during the Luis-Puig Trophy. Michel Goffin (BEL) dies after six days in a coma following a crash at the Tour du Haut-Var in France.
1988: Connie Meijer (NED) dies after suffering a heart attack during a criterium in the Netherlands.
1995: Fabio Casartelli (ITA), pictured right, the reigning Olympic champion, dies a few hours after crashing on a Pyrenean descent during the 15th stage of the Tour de France.
1999: Manuel Sanroma (ESP) dies from injuries sustained in a crash near the finish of the second stage of the Tour of Catalunya.
2003: Andrei Kivilev (KAZ) dies from head injuries the morning after a crash on the second stage of Paris-Nice.
2005: Alessio Galletti (ITA), pictured right, dies from a heart attack 15km from the finish in the Subida Naranco race.
2011: Wouter Weylandt (BEL) dies following a high-speed crash 25km from the finish of the Giro d'Italia's third stage.
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