Spanish cyclist xavier tondo died in a freak accident monday after he was crushed between his car and a garage door in southern spain a civil guard spokesman said.
Professional cyclist killed by garage door.
A domino s delivery worker is seen pedaling west in the bike lane on west 21st street.
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Tondo 32 was killed while.
Cyclist xavier tondo dies in garage door accident by thinkspain team mon may 23 2011 32 year old cyclist xavier tondo died today after getting trapped and crushed between his car and the automatic garage door of an apartment block in pradollano sierra nevada where he was training.
With reports peppering the nation about injuries from faulty sensors or outdated garage doors catching feet children and pets a subpar garage door is a huge liability.
The first documented deaths of competitive cyclists during competition or training date to the 1890s and early 1900s when the recently invented safety or two wheel bicycle made cycling more popular both as a sport and as transportation.
Madrid spanish cyclist xavier tondo died in a freak accident monday after he was crushed between his car and a garage door in southern spain a civil guard spokesman said.
And officers took so long to arrive that he had to call 911 two more times and the fifth precinct once.
According to a preliminary.
In an interview with streetsblog the cyclist said he was appalled at how unprofessional the 911 operator was asking the cyclist to repeat three times the address of the incident.
The brutal footage was captured on monday afternoon by a cyclist who works in the neighborhood.
Tondo 32 was reportedly in his car preparin.
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