2016-05-08 - Rider Down/fatality, Blowingstone Hill, Oxfordshire

Cyclist dies after apparently colliding with a car where Blowingstone Hill crosses the B4507 at a crossroads near Wantage, Oxfordshire. We were running the Blowingstone-White Horse audax from nearby Uffington and our riders had climbed the hill earlier in the day. We heard about the incident whilst we were waiting for their return. The Classic Oxfordshire ride by Bike Events was running yesterday as well and they descend Blowingstone Hill however I don't know if it was one of their riders involved or the circumstances that led to the collision. The hill is a nasty descent if you are unfamiliar with it, steep and often with loose material at the bottom (we had heavy thundery rain on Saturday). It crosses the B-road at a crossroads immediately at the bottom with no run-off.

Thoughts are with the rider's friends and family at this tragic time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-36245969

http://m.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14479863.33_year_old_cyclist_dies_after_colliding_with_car_near_Wantage/?ref=rss

Rest in peace, unknown rider.

More details on this accident here...

http://www.wheelsuckers.co.uk/profiles/blogs/cyclist-killed-during-oxfordshire-sportive

Rider named as 33-year-old Sam Rowley and confirmed as taking part in the Classic Oxfordshire event. Eyewitness reports say he overshot the crossroads at the bottom of the hill.