Bicyclist dies in Mariposa Co Bootjack Road Race

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tragedy struck a Mariposa County bike race just as the Valley prepares for two big bike rides this week.

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Suzanne Rivera, 48, crashed into a support vehicle during the Bootjack Road Race Sunday.

Racers were riding down a long and winding road with a fairly steep descent.

The vehicle stopped on the road. Rivera crashed into it, and then was run over by another bicyclist.

A doctor and three nurses who were in the race stopped to help, but they couldn't save her.

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