cycling: 24 years ago today: Fabio Casartelli falls and dies in the Pyrenees
Tour de France history: July 18, 1995, was a sad day in cycling. Fabio Casartelli crashed on a descent and died. Calls for mandatory helmet use grew louder. But it would take years for it to be implemented. Casartelli was only 24 years old. It's actually unbelievable that professional cyclists used to race down mountain passes without head protection. At… read more