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Hello, Elle!
The bike riders are used to crashes!
Part of the game.
But today was different.
We do not know what happened.
There is no more news from Lille.
Now, you have me at a disadvantage.
I do not know Will.I.am at all!
Unusual name?
Yes, often, or most times, when you return to a clue, you can see what you did not twig before.
Golf is great!
Just a pity it is on so late!

Hello, Pigale!
My daughter and I suffer from different types of migraine...so I am not sure if there is any connection.
Mine are the "aura" type, so I always have a visual warning.
And are caused by light variations......such as flashing lights, flickering sunlight through trees , this type of thing.
My meds, taken promptly at the onset of an aura, can usually stop the headache part developing. ..or at worst lessen the pain considerably.
My attacks are far less frequent and much lighter, than when I was younger.
My daughter's migraines are the non-aura type, and so she is into the headache pain before she can take any medication.
She does not seem to have any particular trigger, either, for her migraines.
The type of tablets needed vary , too

Hi, Rusty!
I am never going to be convinced, Rusty.......and I do not like waiting for an accident to happen!
It is a pity....as I surely should enjoy watching the scenery, on occasions.
Now Will.i.am!
I've copied and pasted bits for you.....

William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "will I am"), is an American musician and actor. He is best known as a founding member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas.
He is a multi-faceted entertainer and creative innovator, and a seven-time Grammy Award winner.
For will.i.am, philanthropy is a top priority in everything that he does. His i.am.angel foundation has partnered with both the California Endowment and College Track to help TRANS4M the youth community Boyle Heights, a neighbourhood where will.i.am grew up.

There is a lot more , but this will give you an idea.
Will seems a very nice guy.
Joanna Lumley did an interview with him a while back....... it was very interesting.
( Are you sure I haven't told you this last part before? I am getting a sense of deja vu?)

Hello, Elle!
I have not heard of Will, but Black Eyed Peas seems familiar.
You may have told me before but often I am forgetful of things!
Golf has just finished.
I enjoyed it.
But, on a sadder note, I've just heard that Michael Goolaerts has died after his cardiac arrest and crash during Paris-Roubaix.
He was 23 years old.
Very sad indeed.

Let us hope that Mr Goolaerts did not have a heart attack, directly or indirectly, as a result of too many red blood cells......surely all cyclists of his calibre have their hearts monitored for (inborn) abnormalities to avoid such tragedies?

Good morning, Rusty
It is yet another wet day here!
I hope your weather is better than this?
Yes, it is very sad about Michael Goolaerts; so very young to die.
I wonder what caused the heart attack?
I expect we shall eventually hear.
I wonder whether there will be any Athletics shown in the Games schedule today?
So far, I haven't seen or heard of any athletic events taking place?
Not that I shall have much time for watching!
My daughter has just phoned........they are stuck in traffic en route...
She is estimating that they should be here about midday.
Meanwhile I had better have a tidy round...!

Good morning, Elle!
A cloudy morning here.
I do not know the procedure in France after a sudden death.
Post mortem?
We do not know if the heart attack caused the crash, or the crash caused the heart attack.
I suspect the former, though there have been crashes where the riders' hearts stopped.
But, a great pity for Goolaerts and his family and friends.
I have no idea about the Games schedule today.
Can't see a schedule in my paper.
Is this the final week?
Hopefully your daughter and family will soon be with you!

Hi, Rusty!
Well, I have tidied up......after a fashion!
And have since been doing the 15 x 15 whilst I still have some time to myself.
All finished, except there are two clues that I cannot do.........and one I cannot parse.
I shall mull them over.......
I think I will set the recorder for the Games Highlights, and then if there are any Athletics events, I can catch them later.
Sounds like a plan?
What are you up to today?

Hello Elle and Rusty,

Sad news about Goolaerts! Too young to die indeed.

Sudden death usually entails a postmortem - whether that will be
the case or not I am not sure, but I would imagine that it will.

I read in the article in La Dépêche that Goolaerts was found lying
on the ground with no other rider around - this tends to indicate
a heart failure resulting in the crash, and not the other way round.

I suspect it will be a few days before we hear more about it, since
the powers that be are going to keep silent on the matter initially as a mark of respect to the family. (This is what I understand anyway).

Raining here, but still warmish and some thunder due this afternoon

Good afternoon, Pigale!
I agree with you.
I think he took ill, had a heart attack, then crashed.
He was riding alone in an early stage of the race.
So, why alone?
Suggests to me there was something wrong with him, when he was not with the peloton.
And no team car near him, on the narrow roads of Paris-Roubaix.
Was he in radio contact with the team car?
We don't know.
Not all the riders use the radiophones.
A tragedy, though.