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French cyclist

Adolphe Hélière

Adolphe Hélière (10 March 1891 – 14 July 1910) was a French cyclist that died during the 1910 Tour de France.

He died on a rest day after the sixth stage from Grenoble to Nice. He was reportedly stung by a jellyfish while bathing in the ocean near Nice, although his cause of death is unclear and may have been drowning due to exhaustion.

While three men have died during the actual race, Hélière is often listed in the four total deaths. He was 19 years old when he died.

References

  1. "Edition du soir Ouest France". www.ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. Nick Brownlee (2013). Vive le Tour!: Wiggo, and the Amazing Tales of the Tour de France. Pavilion Books. ISBN 9781909396340. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. On, Esteban (16 July 2012). "9 Tragic Tour de France Deaths". Total Pro Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. Johan Bruyneel; Bill Strickland (2008). We Might as Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind Eight Tour de France Victories. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0618879373. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. Pierre Carrey. "Cepeda, Tonon, Hélière, la chute et la tombe". Libération. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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