Spanish cyclist Tondo died in an accident of the aisle

MADRID - Cyclist Spanish that Xavier Tondo died in a freak Monday accident, after he was crushed between his car and a garage door in the South of the Spain, a spokesman for the civil guard said.

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Tondo, 32, was killed while trying to take his car to the garage in an apartment building outside Grenada, said spokesman Juan Carlos Lopez.

He said the cyclist is out of the car to try to get the garage door opens but his car rolled forward and the pinned him against the door. The official said another person was in the seat of the passenger at the time.

Radio Cadena SER said Tondo with his colleague cyclist Benat Intxausti and both were leaving to go training with Alejandro Valverde in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada outside of Grenada.

Death quickly spread among the cycling community.

"My sincere condolences to his family", winner of the Tour of France and current of the Giro d'Italia leader Alberto Contador said on Twitter. "It was an extraordinary person who loved this sport as anyone." I will miss you much. Rest in peace. ?

Tondo, winner of tour de Castilla y Leon of this year, intended to compete in the France Tour for his new team of Movistar.

The Spanish cycling Federation, said that Tondo had won 14 races in his career.