World-renowned long-distance cyclist Mike Hall has been killed in an accident south of Canberra while competing in an epic race from Fremantle to Sydney. Hall, 35, was involved in a fatal collision with a car about 6.22am near the intersection of the Monaro Highway and Williamsdale Road. -- He was taking part in the Indian Pacific Wheel Race, a solo, unsupported ride covering almost 5500 kilometres, that crosses the Nullarbor Plain then winds through Adelaide, Melbourne and then Sydney. He had briefly led the race in the Snowy Mountains when he overtook Belgium's Kristof Allegaert, who was having a meal at the time. -- But when Hall took a rest break, Allegaert grabbed back the lead and had been expected to win the race at the Sydney Opera House on Friday afternoon. At lunchtime on Friday, the organisers put out a statement saying the race had been called off. -- Mike Hall was from England --
