Adolphe Hélière

Adolphe Hélière (10 March 1891 – 14 July 1910) was a French cyclist that died during the 1910 Tour de France.

Adolphe Hélière

He died on a rest day after the sixth stage from Grenoble to Nice. He was reportedly stung by a jellyfish while bathing in the ocean near Nice, although his cause of death is unclear and may have been drowning due to exhaustion.[1][2][3]

While three men have died during the actual race, Hélière is often listed in the four total deaths.[4] He was 19 years old when he died.[5]

References
  1. "Edition du soir Ouest France". www.ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  2. Nick Brownlee (2013). "Vive le Tour!: Wiggo, and the Amazing Tales of the Tour de France". Pavilion Books. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. On, Esteban (16 July 2012). "9 Tragic Tour de France Deaths". Total Pro Sports. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. Johan Bruyneel; Bill Strickland (2008). "We Might as Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind Eight Tour de France Victories". Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. Pierre Carrey. "Cepeda, Tonon, Hélière, la chute et la tombe". Libération. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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