La Vuelta cyclists give prize money to widow of crash death Guardia Civil officer
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 @ 9:18 AM
TOP cyclists have donated their prize money to the widow of a police officer killed in a crash 10 days ago whilst escorting them.
Eusebio García Flores, 41, who was currently based in Albacete, collided with a central reservation on the AS-228 between Trubia and Ventana port in the northern region of Asturias.
He was one of the team of Guardia Civil officers on motorbikes shadowing competitors in the Vuelta a España, Spain's answer to the Tour de France, who were completing the 16th stage between San Martín del Rey Aurelio and Somiedo at the time.
Eusebio was air-lifted to hospital after spectators gave him first aid, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.
He leaves behind a wife and three daughters.
After Monday's La Farrapona stage in the province of Pontevedra, Galicia, winning competitors – both Spanish and foreign – decided to give their prize money to Eusebio's wife.
Chairman of the Association of Professional Cyclists (ACP), José Luis de Santos, said the deceased was 'a person who gave his life working for riders' safety'.
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