The cyclist who died after falling from his bike in Weybridge this week has been named as Ralph Brazier, of Thames Ditton.

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Repairs: The newly-filled-in drain

Mr Brazier, 52, of Basing Close, died at St Peter’s Hospital on Tuesday night after crashing at the junction of Weystone Road and Weybridge Road at about 8pm.

This morning, workers had fenced off a drain where the road surface appeared to have been repaired recently.

Flowers and a jersey from Twickenham Cycling Club were left at the junction last night. A tribute from a fellow cyclist read: “Ride in peace”.

Another tribute left at the roadside said: “No words can possibly provide any comfort to the poor family at this distressing time.

“I had to place some flowers here as it happened so close to where I live and I have also found out the male cyclist had family who are friends of a friend. It’s an utter tragedy and a hopeless waste of a precious life.  His family and friends must be devastated.

“I feel such sadness for which they must be now going through.”

Mr Brazier, a married father-of-three and the chief financial officer at software business BookingTek, had also been part of the Dittons Velo cycling club.

He had raised more than £4,000 for a computer lab in Kenya by taking on a 500km cycle challenge, as well as riding the 100-mile Olympic route in support of cancer charity Bloodwise.

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Tributes were left at the junction of Hamm Court where Mr Brazier crashed

He had written on his JustGiving page: “All who know me realise I am a keen cyclist and the opportunity to cycle the Olympic route through London and Surrey is fantastic.”

Twitter user Alan Nolan-Davies posted: “Ralph Brazier inspired me to get on my bicycle, I’m shocked that he has died, my thoughts are with his family, RIP.”

Surrey Police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are investigating the crash.

An HSE spokeswoman said: “HSE is aware of the incident and are investigating jointly with the Surrey police who have primacy at this point.”

Surrey County Council said it was not being investigated.

A spokesman added: “Weybridge Road has been resurfaced in the last 18 months and it is important we now wait for the outcome of the investigation into what happened this week.

“Our thoughts remain with the man’s family and friends.”

Surrey Police declined to comment further on the subject of the investigation.

Matthew Stubbs, founder and chief executive of BookingTek based in Richmond, said: “It has been devastating for us, we are a very tight team.

“Ralph had been here over the last three years and has been a key part of our growth as well as being a great friend. It is very, very difficult and has come as a huge shock to everybody. He had a very strong moral compass and was a very healthy, clean living chap.

“He was an extremely keen cyclist for a 52-year-old man and used to regularly beat the younger

guys. It is sad that he lost his life doing what he enjoyed the most.”

Mr Stubbs also said it was “time to do something” about the quality of road surfaces.

He added: “He was a genuine, warm person and we will miss him enormously.”

SECAmb said it sent three ambulance crews and a single responder car to the crash, and that Mr Brazier was found to be in cardiac arrest.