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Old 08-01-10, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by billydonn
Today's Omaha World-Herald reports that a RAGBRAI rider crashed and died due to rubbing wheels with another. He was wearing a helmet it seems.

http://omaha.com/article/20100730/NEWS01/707319877
What a shame. That's not an uncommon type of accident at RAGBRAI but it's uncommon for the injuries to result in death. The literature that they give to every registered rider goes on at length about the hazards of riding in pacelines.
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