British riders to have died in the tour de France?

Answer 1

• 1910: French racerAdolphe Helière drowned at the French Riviera during a rest day.
• 1935: Spanish racer Francisco Cepeda plunged down a ravine on the Col du Galibier.
• 1967: 13 July, Stage 13: Tom Simpson died of heart failure during the ascent of Mont Ventoux. Amphetamines were found in Simpson's jersey and blood.
• 1995: 18 July, Stage 15: Fabio Casartelli crashed at 88 km/h (55 mph) while descending the Col de Portet d'Aspet.

Another six fatal accidents have occurred:

• 1957: 14 July: Motorcycle rider Rene Wagter and passenger Alex Virot, a journalist for Radio-Luxembourg, went off a mountain road near Ax-les-Thermes.
• 1958: An official, Constant Wouters, died after an accident with sprinter André Darrigade at the Parc des Princes.[128]
• 1964: Twenty people died when a supply van hit a bridge in the Dordogne region, resulting in the highest tour-related death toll.[129]
• 2000: A 12-year-old from Ginasservis, known as Phillippe, was hit by a car in the Tour de France publicity caravan.[130]
• 2002: A seven-year-old boy, Melvin Pompele, died near Retjons after running in front of the caravan.[130]
• 2009: 18 July, Stage 14: A spectator in her 60s was struck and killed by a police motorcycle while crossing a road along the route near Wittelsheim.[129]

  Also a motorcyclist entertaining the crowd prior to the peloton's arrival in 1934.

So, total riders while racing: 3. Total riders in the Tour: 4. Total including spectators: 31.

Answer 2

There has only been one British fatality in the Tour de France and it occured on July 13rd, 1967 during Stage 13 when the 1965 World Road Race Champion, Tom Simpson died of heat exhaustion.

The autopsy found traces of amphetamines, alcohol and a diuretic, which contributed to this death.