As far as I am aware, there has been nothing yet to confirm that this awful loss was the result of a collision with a vehicle. The police are quoted as saying "It is possible the cyclist was struck by a vehicle which left the scene, collided with wildlife, or came off his bike for some other reason,". It seems likely that more clarity may have to await the outcome of an autopsy. The section of road where this is reported to have occurred is not what I would call a "major road" either (at least in the sense of the volume of traffic it carries). I rode this same route but in the opposite direction, during this year's Indian-Pacific Wheel Race and I found it to be very lightly trafficked. In fact, so quiet that I frequently pedalled long stretches in the centre of the carriageway because it was very uneven at the edges. The traffic that I did encounter was travelling quite fast and there was an amount of lorry traffic but I did not feel particularly at risk. I felt the road very suitable for an Audax type event. Hopefully, the police investigation will provide Ron's family and friends with full answers, sooner rather than later. In the meantime, I'm sure we all offer our condolences.
