This is a list professional cyclists who died during a race, most of them because of a fall. Not all of them died immediately, many were brought to a hospital and died there afterwards because of the wounds caused by the fall. Note that it does not includes cyclists who died during training.
- Joaquim Agostinho, Portugal, during the Tour of Algarve in 1984
- Juan Barrero, Colombia, Tour of Colombia, 2004
- Fabio Casartelli, Italy, Tour de France, 1995
- Francisco Cepeda, Spain, Tour de France, 1935
- Serse Coppi, Italy, Tour of Piedmont, 1951
- Camille Danguillaume, France, French National Cycling Championship, 1950
- José Antonio Espinosa, Spain, a race in Fuenlabrada, 1996
- Manuel Galera, Spain, Tour of Andalisia, 1972
- Michelle Goffin, Belgium, Tour du Haut-Var, 1987
- Andrei Kivilev, Kazakhstan, Paris-Nice, 2003
- Vicente Mata, Belgium, Trofeo Luis Puig, 1987
- Connie Meijer, Netherlands, criterium in the Netherlands, 1988
- Jean-Pierre Monséré, Belgium, GP Retie, 1970
- Russell Mockridge, Australia, Tour of Gippsland, 1958
- Saúl Morales, Spain, Tour of Argentina, 2000
- Stan Ockers, Belgium, a track race in Antwerp, 1956
- Tim Pauwels, Belgium, a cyclo-cross race in Belgium, 2004
- André Raynaud, France, 1937
- Nicole Reinhart, United States, Arlington Circuit Race, 2000
- Emilio Ravasio, Italy, Giro d'Italia, 1986
- José Samyn, France, a small race in Belgium, 1969
- Manuel Sanromà, Spain, Tour of Catalonia, 1999
- Juan Manuel Santisteban, Spain, Giro d'Italia, 1976
- Tom Simpson, United Kingdom, Tour de France, 1967
- Alessio Galletti, Italy, Subida al Naranco, 2005
The following cyclists did not die during a race, but during training or another reason related to cycling:
- Lauri Aus, Estonia. Hit by a car on his way to the Estonian National Cycling Championship, 2003
- Adolphe Heliére, France. Drowned while swimming during a rest day of the Tour de France, 1910
- Antonio Martín, Spain. He was killed by a truck while training near Madrid, 1994
- Ricardo Otxoa, Spain. He was hit by a car during a training together with his brother Javier, who survived, 2001