One person died during Wednesday's Stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California along the Central Coast. California Highway Patrol officers said the man was riding on a motorcycle behind the pack of racing bicyclists. He was part of a support team for the racers.As the pack was traveling along Highway 1 toward Big Sur, the motorcyclist began to choke, lost consciousness, and crashed at 11:40 a.m. The motorcyclist died at the crash scene.The fatal accident did not impact the race from continuing to Big Sur, Carmel, and the finish line at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

One person died during Wednesday's Stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California along the Central Coast.

California Highway Patrol officers said the man was riding on a motorcycle behind the pack of racing bicyclists. He was part of a support team for the racers.

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As the pack was traveling along Highway 1 toward Big Sur, the motorcyclist began to choke, lost consciousness, and crashed at 11:40 a.m. The motorcyclist died at the crash scene.

The fatal accident did not impact the race from continuing to Big Sur, Carmel, and the finish line at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.