The death has been confirmed of one of the cyclists taken to hospital from the RideLondon-Surrey 100 sportive.
A cyclist who fell ill during the RideLondon-Surrey 100 sportive in the UK yesterday died in hospital.
The organisers of the event said they were confirmed “with deep sadness” the death of 48-year Robin Shard.
A statement from the organisers added he Mr Chard, from Bicester in Oxfordshire, had suffered cardiac arrest at Kingston Bridge around 25 miles into the event.
And while he was treated at the scene by medical staff and was assisted by other riders before being taken to Kingston Hospital, he later died in the hospital.
Mr Chard’s wife Vickie said: “Robin was doing something he loved to raise money for Cancer Research UK, a cause that was very important to him after losing his father, his mother’s partner and my mother to cancer.
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“I’d like to thank everyone who has helped and supported Robin and me, especially the event stewards, the event team and the amazing staff at Kingston Hospital.”
The link to the deceased man’s fundraising page for yesterday’s event can be found by following this link.
The organisers of the event extended their condolences to Mr Chard’s family and friends, adding his family had asked for privacy and that the exact cause of his death would be established after a medical examination.
A total of 29,689 riders took part in the event, with 33 hospitalised after crashes and other incidents. Seven of those taken to hospital were still undergoing treatment at lunch time today.
One of the crashes that saw a cyclist airlifted from the scene caused long delays.
Some Irish cyclists said on social media they had been delayed for a total of several hours as the roads were closed or very congested on stretches of the course after some of the incidents.
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