sierra century tragedy

This story is taken from Metro/Regional News at sacbee.com.

Cyclist killed during Sierra Century ride

By Tony Bizjak -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 8:25 pm PDT Saturday, June 3, 2006

AMADOR COUNTY - A 56-year-old bicyclist from Palo Alto was killed Saturday during the Sierra Century ride in Amador County when he veered into a tractor on the road, officials said.

The cyclist had pulled into the opposite lane to pass the slower-moving tractor on Fiddletown Road, east of Hale Road, witnesses said. As a car approached in the opposite direction, the cyclist swerved back into his lane and hit the side of the tractor, according to Officer Frank Peixoto of the California Highway Patrol.

He was run over by the tractor's rear wheel. The man, whose name was not released Saturday evening pending official identification, died at the scene.