Freak accident kills cyclist

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**PLANO, Texas – **A freak cycling accident Sunday killed a North Texas father trying to achieve a dream.

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Police said Allen resident Michael Mahoney, 52, was killed when he crashed his bicycle head-on into another being ridden by Jordan Miller.

Mahoney’s friends and family were stunned by his death.

“He was my hub,” Terry Blank said. “I revolved around him.”

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The fatal crash happened on a stretch of road on Wynwood Drive, in Plano, frequented by professional cyclists. Each Tuesday, the road plays host to a cycle race.

Mahoney had been using the strip to train for an endurance ride.

He is survived by his wife and two children.

Miller was recovering at a local hospital.