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Please tell me i heard wrong, whilst watching the Paris - Nice stage yesterday, i thought i heard them say that Vinikourov had passed away after a cycling crash ??

 

Hope im wrong.

 

DConfused
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You heard wrong. Commentator was referencing Andrei Kivilev, Vino's long time friend who died during the 2003 running of Paris-Nice.

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Thanx, thats a relief, was busy working and watching so obviously caught the ass end of the story.

 

DBig%20smile
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You heard wrong. Commentator was referencing Andrei Kivilev' date=' Vino's long time friend who died during the 2003 running of Paris-Nice. [/quote']

 

He was riding without a helmet, and his death was one of the catalysts that made helmets compulsory on tours/races

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