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Eric Thibault and Natasha Zanolin didn’t know fellow cyclist Junfeng Wu, who died early last Friday morning after he was struck by a taxi van on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.

But the pair is organizing a vigil Friday afternoon at the spot where he died to pay tribute to the 40-year-old Ottawa man and raise awareness of the dangers cyclists face and the need for safer cycling infrastructure.

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Using Facebook, they’re asking people to gather at the Onigam Street corner, bringing a white bike light or cell phone, which they’ll hold aloft at 5 p.m. on Dec. 14.

“A lot of cyclists are touched by this tragedy,” said Thibault, who has commuted by bike for more than 20 years. “Every cyclist knows that there’s a risk that it happens to them. I wanted to raise a little bit of awareness and give an opportunity for everyone to show how much they were touched by this tragedy.

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“This guy is us, he represents us and we don’t want this to happen to us.”