A cyclist participating in the Rasputitsa 100K gravel race in East Burke, Vermont, was killed on Saturday morning after a head-on collision with a non-race vehicle.
According to Vermont State Police, they were notified of a collision between a pick-up truck and a cyclist at 9:20 am on Saturday, April 29th, near the intersection of Brook Road and Carter Road. The preliminary investigation indicates the rider was traveling south on Brook Road when he entered the northbound side of the road. At that time, Alex Goss of East Haven, VT, was traveling north on Brook Road in a Dodge pickup truck. The front of the pickup struck the cyclist head on. The cyclist was 54-year-old Richard Wantall of Marblehead, MA.
