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Tragic deaths during Tour de France.
2009: Spectator
18 July, Stage 14: A spectator in her 60s was struck and killed by a police motorcycle while crossing a road along the route near Wittelsheim.
2002: Melvin Pompele
A seven-year-old boy, Melvin Pompele, died near Retjons after running in front of the caravan.
2000: Philippe
A 12-year-old from Ginasservis, known as Phillippe, was hit by a car in the Tour de France publicity caravan.
1995: Fabio Casartelli
18 July, Stage 15: Fabio Casartelli crashed at 88 km/h (55 mph) while descending the Col de Portet d'Aspet.
1967: Tom Simpson
13 July, Stage 13: Tom Simpson died of heart failure during the ascent of Mont Ventoux. Amphetamines were found in Simpson's jersey and blood.
1964: Spectators
Twenty people died when a supply van hit a bridge in the Dordogne region, resulting in the highest tour-related death toll.
1958: An Official
An official, Constant Wouters, died after an accident with sprinter André Darrigade at the Parc des Princes.
1957: Motorcycle
14 July: Motorcycle rider Rene Wagter and passenger Alex Virot, a journalist for Radio Luxembourg, went off a mountain road near Ax-les-Thermes.
1935: Francisco Cepeda
Spanish racer Francisco Cepeda plunged down a ravine on the Col du Galibier.
1934: Motorcyclist
A motorcyclist giving a demonstration in the velodrome of La Roche Sur Yon, to entertain the crowd before the cyclists arrived, died after he crashed at high speed.
1910: Adolphe Helière
French racer Adolphe Helière drowned at the French Riviera during a rest day.
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