The HEARTBREAKING Moments In Cycling!

Cycling pushes athletes to their limits, bringing moments of triumph but also heart-wrenching tragedies. This video delves into the most heartbreaking moments in cycling history, from untimely deaths to career-ending crashes.

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Timecodes:
00:00 – Introduction & Overview
00:30 – #10: Michele Scarponi’s Death in 2017 Tour of the Alps
01:20 – #9: Marco Pantani’s Expulsion from the 1999 Giro d’Italia
02:10 – #8: Fabio Casartelli’s Death in the 1995 Tour de France
02:55 – #7: Lance Armstrong’s Doping Scandal
03:45 – #6: Wouter Weylandt’s Death at the 2011 Giro d’Italia
04:30 – #5: Michael Goolaerts’ Death at the 2018 Paris-Roubaix
05:15 – #4: Davide Rebellin’s Death in a 2022 Training Accident
06:00 – #3: Geraint Thomas’s Missed Opportunity at the 2018 Tour de France
06:40 – #2: Chris Froome’s Crash at the Criterium du Dauphiné
07:25 – #1: Gino Mäder’s Death in 2023 Tour de Suisse
08:00 – Conclusion & Subscribe Reminder

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cycling is a sport that pushes athletes to their physical and mental limits often resulting in moments of Triumph and Glory however amidst the victories there are also heart-wrenching moments that have left both Riders and Spectators devastated number 10. Michelle scarpone died 2017 tour of the Alps after finishing the tour of the Alps the previous day scarponi was on a training ride on April 22 2017 in preparation for the gyro de Italia where he was scheduled to Captain the Astana team after Fabio aru withdrew due to injury around eight o’clock local time scarponi was riding along sp362 Via del industria a provincial road that runs through his hometown of filotrano when a 57 year old Craftsman driving in iveco Daily van struck him at a traffic light via Giovanni giacioni did not see scarponi according to testimonies provided to the carabinieri Italian police Giacomo scarponi who is the father of Michelle said we know each other well I’ve lost a son but I’m thinking of him too after giacioni passed away from cancer in mid-February 2018 the criminal inquiry came to an end number 9. Marco pantani’s expulsion from the 1999 Giro de Italia known as the pirate a world famous cyclist pantani in 1999 was dismissed from Hiro de Italia even though he’d won both the Euro and Tour de France in the previous year he was disqualified because he’d failed his drugs test this was a very heartbreaking moment in pantani’s life because it spelled the end of his career at the Giro de Italia a blood sample was collected from pantani and tested but sadly the blood work revealed he had a hematocrit level of 52 percent against a maximum level of 50 percent that can be allowed in the competition unfortunately this signaled the beginning of the end for him 8. Fabio cassartelli’s death in the 1995 Tour de France 1967 sacrificed his life for the love of his sport on Mount vantu the passion he had for the ability he had been given tragically given back grounds are recorded and written as stats on paper the Italian cyclist Fabio casertely during the Tour de France in 1995 was killed in a crash he was just 24 years old at the time and it was such a heartbreaking tragedy the young rider was probably going to be among the best in the future considering the fact that Fabio already won the Tour de lavernier and their Giro de la riggioni this incident happened on the 18th of July 1995 during the fifth stage of the Tour de France kasotelli and a few other Riders crashed on the Cold deporte daspe Mountain Fabio casatelli died on his way to the hospital that very day because it was said that he was not putting on his bicycle helmet during the crash seven Lance Armstrong’s doping Scandal American cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of all his Titles since 1999 following a disastrous doping Scandal that engulfed him he’d won about seven Tour de France and all of it was retrieved from him when it was revealed that he’d been using drugs to enhance his performance in all his Tour de France wins this Scandal is said to be one of the biggest scandals in the history of cycling it was a heartbreaking moment for many of his fans because of the iconic figure he represents in cycling over these years it was in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that Armstrong finally agreed that he’d been doping during his years as a cycle list in all his Tour de France wins from 99 to 2005. sad 6. vouter velan’s death at the 2011 Giro Italia the death of Belgian Sprinter valterveland from injury sustained in a serious crash on the descent from the paso del Boco the major Ascent in the third stage of the race from Reggio Emilia to rapalo shocked the Giro de Italia One account of the events claims that Weyland hit a wall 35 kilometers from the Finish as he fell hard on the winding steep descent he appeared to have fallen badly bleeding profusely from his face 5. Michael kolart’s death at the 2018 Paris robay on the second round of cobblestones in the one day classic in northern France the veranda’s villains krelon team Rider Michael hallarts crashed and subsequently died after being flown to a hospital in Lille due to a heart arrest he passed away at about 2140 BST a sad statement from his team red it’s with unimaginable sadness that we have to communicate the passing of our Rider and friend Michael hulartz the team said holats died in the presence of his family members and loved ones who we keep in our thoughts the statement added for now there will be no further communication as we want to give his close ones time to deal with this terrible loss 4. David rebelon death in a 2022 accident at training popular 51 year old Italian pro cyclist David rebelline unfortunately got struck by a truck while exercising on his bike according to local media in the incident at Montebello vicentino in Northern Italy rebelline instantly gave up the goats according to the source the driver who struck David left the scene and is still unidentified the National Police of Italy are still diligently seeking the offender 3. geraint Thomas’s missed opportunity at the 2018 Tour de France Garrett Thomas took first place in stage 12 of the 2018 Tour de France after a contentious ride that included the legendary climb of abduers and an accident involving yellow Jersey Challenger vicenzo nibali and a supporter Thomas crossed the Finish Line ahead of the other favorites for the overall classification extending his Advantage there the top three were completed by Tom demoulin and Roman bardet while nibali dropped a few seconds after finishing the stage he later announced his retirement from the competition 2. Chris froome’s crash at the Criterium to dolphine the the worst accidents of my career and what was potentially a career-ending accident a lot of people told me at the time that I’d never I’d never be on a bike again the full-time Tour de France Champion Chris Froome in June 2019 suffered a very hard crash it was not even the main event it was at the warm-up race of the tour at the Criterion to do funny the crash resulted in him sustaining lots of injuries in his hip his femur and his right elbow Froome described this scene as something out of a television drama because it was really unbelievable for him because of the crash his hopes of winning his first title went down the drain 1. Gino Mader six of this year’s race it was a procession made his remaining teammates and colleagues on their bikes here is one of the recent heartbreaking moments but in this moment I will ask her to get a napkin to clean your tears because this is emotional on an epic level yeah he died the crash took his life and as the ride continued there was a signpost that read we ride for eugeno Juno was just 26 A young Swiss cyclist and he died after a terrible crash at stage five of The Tortoise Swiss after being thrown into a ravine in the Swiss Alps maida and another racer Magnus Sheffield of the United States were both brought to the hospital these were Gino maida’s last words before the crash yeah I’m I’m happy to race huh back home a lot of a lot of Sparkle is going to be in my home roads so uh yeah I can’t wait to start I mean these are all tragic cases from Death to losing a fledgling career and as we’ve seen many of these cyclists lost their place in the world as a result anyway thanks for watching as always but before you go don’t forget to subscribe to this channel if you want to see more interesting cycling content like this one see you next time