A first person to the scene where a cyclist died during a race has detailed the desperate moments following the incident.
Jordan, who teaches CPR to children for the Red Cross, was driving along Tauwhare Rd yesterday when he saw a cyclist fall face first to the ground. Jordan said the cyclist had bad facial injuries. "It was pretty horrible."
The 72-year-old cyclist was taking part in the Winter Fun Ride Series on the outskirts of Hamilton when he suffered a heart attack around midday.
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Event organiser Nathan Cox of Dynamo events told the Herald riding began at 10am and the man was just a few kilometres from the finish line.