Another tragic waste

davelakers

Another tragic waste of a young life. A talented young life at that.

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/articl ... s-Balyckyi

RIP and my thoughts are with his friends and family.

I dont usually start or respond to threads like this, but this has really got to me.

gethmetal

It's tragic when anyone dies on the roads. Sincere condolences to his family.

deptfordmarmoset

Truly horrible news. Carla Smart, this unnamed cyclist (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/ ... r-smash.do) and your young lad above.

There's a full range of death and different circumstances there.

Most dry days I'll get out on the bike - and I'll brave the least bad wet days if the rain's set in - but not today, sunny and almost windless. I find I often have to accept the thought that I might die cycling before I can get out on the bike. Not today though - in my private life I was so harassed and preoccupied by that kind of daily nonsense that makes people not concentrate or care about what's happening around them that I couldn't face up to riding. Let's call it a surfeit of shite.

But tomorrow it's back on the bike - my personal right to cycle exceeds other people's right to kill me cycling. And if not, life is not worth living anyway so we might as well die on a bike. A sad day, and a grit-your-teeth-and-do-it tomorrow. And we'll feel better doing it tomorrow..

Martincan

Horrible news to hear!

R.I.P.

davelakers

Sadly he is mentioned in a feature in this weeks Cycling Weekly. He was involved with and sponsored by the Ibbotson Fund.

davelakers

After talking to some of his team mates this morning, it appears that Lewis was hit head on at speed by a Transit Van that was overtaking.