Career
Eight days after the race, his pacer Joseph Black died in a race in Düsseldorf. Next year Ryser himself got into a serious accident in Berlin – his pacer Emil Borchardt while trying to avoid a fallen rider hit the stands. His motorcycle exploded killing nine people.
Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, Ryser was detained for alleged espionage while racing in Poland, whereas his pacemaker was deported to Siberia.
Ryser died from a stroke in Berlin, aged 42.
