Carmen Greenway, 41, was cycling home after having dinner at a pub to celebrate her mother’s birthday when she hit a bumpy patch of road and lost control.
She fractured her skull and died six days later in St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, central London, after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Rufus Greenway, 47, said his wife, who was not wearing a helmet, had a drink before cycling home and may have had one hand on the handlebars when she crashed but was a “very competent” cyclist.
“She had been taking some selfies on the main road, she did that regularly and was media savvy,” Mr Greenway said.
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| Late Carmen Greenway & hubby |
“She was not taking it at the moment of the accident.“She was 100m from our house, one hand on the bars, quite relaxed, and probably had had a drink.
“She cycled that way every weekend and perhaps it’s familiarity breeding contempt.
“She was just having a lovely time, happy to be with her mother for her mum’s birthday.
“One second you’re happy and then next second it’s a trainwreck.”
He called for legislation to be introduced to require riders to wear a helmet, similar to that in force in Mrs Greenway’s native New Zealand.
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