Competitive motorcycle sidecar passenger Olivier Lavorel died during the first Isle of Man TT Sidecar Race of 2022 on June 4. Officials state that Lavorel was killed in a crash at Ago’s Leap, slightly under one mile into the race. He was 35 years old.
The 2022 IOMTT was to have been Lavorel and driver César Chanel’s first-ever TT competition. Although the pair had not previously experienced the Mountain Course prior to 2022, they were both experienced sidecar competitors. Immediately following the crash that claimed Lavorel’s life, Chanel was taken to nearby Noble Hospital, then airlifted to Aintree Hospital in Liverpool in critical condition, according to race organizers.
