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road.cc newsFour die as Rotterdam helicopter crash casts shadow over Tour de France preparations
The death of four people when a helicopter carrying journalists covering the Tour de Port sportive crashed near Rotterdam yesterday has cast a shadow over the Dutch city’s preparations to host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France this Saturday.
One journalist survived the crash, according to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, and is in a stable condition in hospital, but two of his press colleagues as well as the pilot and a race official lost their lives.
The crash, the cause of which is unknown, was witnessed by many of the amateur cyclists taking part in the Tour de Port, which was immediately suspended, with counseling offered to participants who had watched the tragedy unfold as the helicopter fell to earth in a nature reserve to the west of the city.
It is believed that the crash may result in celebrations of the Tour de France’s departure from the Netherlands being toned down. After last year’s Vuelta and May’s Giro d’Italia, it is the third Grand Tour to start in the country.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
A Conservative prime minister while in office.
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