Randall Fox
A rider from the Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference died Sunday after a crash at a road race Saturday in Washington.
Randall Fox, 29, a Ph.D student and graduate teaching assistant at Oregon State University, was riding downhill on a road near Flaming Geyser State Park when he lost control and crashed into a guardrail, according to reports from the King County Sheriff’s Office complied by KPTV.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died, officials told media.
Fox was getting his Ph.D in mechanical engineering with a specialty in thermal thermal-fluid sciences, according to OSU’s website.
An email to the NWCCC director has not been returned.
USA Cycling tweeted the following statements after his death:
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Randall Fox, who died Saturday in Washington while competing for Oregon State. (1/2)
— USA Cycling (@usacycling) March 28, 2016
His untimely & tragic death is heartbreaking, and our thoughts & prayers go out to his family, friends & teammates. (2/2)
— USA Cycling (@usacycling) March 28, 2016
Reza Ziazi, Fox’s classmate, posted the following on his Facebook page:
Randall Fox rides into fifth place at the Oregon State Cycling Beaver Omnium on the weekend of March 19-20 in this photo on Oregon State Cycling’s Facebook page.