On July 18, 1995 during the fifteenth stage of the 1995 Tour de France, Fabio Casartelli and a few other riders crashed on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet. Casartelli sustained heavy facial and head injuries and lost consciousness. While being transported via helicopter to a local hospital, he stopped breathing and after numerous resuscitation attempts was declared dead.
The Société du Tour de France and the Motorola team placed a memorial stone dedication to Fabio Casartelli on the spot where he crashed.
Monument to Fabio Casartelli - died on 1995 Tour de France
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By kjfitz @ 2010-07-19 20:10:38
Mieguy
@ 2016-04-21 15:25:15
The actual crash site is a little bit further down the road. By analyzing video footage i found it. You can also see a second stone memorial at that exact location: https://goo.gl/maps/jftBDdf5xFw