The Belgian cycling has been shaken over the weekend by two scares. At the race Gent-Wevelgem the only 25 year old sprinter Antoine DEMOITIÉ collided so violently with a motorcycle from the accompanying entourage that he died in hospital shortly afterwards.
His was three years younger countryman Daan Myngheer suffered at the start of the Critérium International in Corsica into cardiac arrest.
the gendarmerie Nord-Pas-de-Calais confirmed the death of DEMOITIÉ who drove for the team Wanty Gobert in on Monday night. Investigation into the exact circumstances of the accident were taken, said police spokesman Frédéric Evrard the German Press Agency. Accordingly DEMOITIÉ had suffered serious head injuries in the accident, among other things.
The Belgian was initially fell during the race after 150 kilometers with four other riders and then collided with a motorcycle. According to the French sports newspaper “L’Equipe”, which relied on eyewitness testimony, should DEMOITIÉ not even have had time to get up before the subsequent motorcycle crashed into the small group and hit him on the head. In the ICU of the University Hospital of Lille, doctors fought in vain for his life. According to the achievements Demoitiés wife and his family were with him in the hospital.
DEMOITIÉ was changed only to this season for Team Wanty Gobert. Born in Liege Sprinter was raced from 2013 to and including 2015 for Wallonie-Bruxelles. His greatest success remains now of winning the Tour du Finistère, 2014.
Daan Myngheer is after his cardiac arrest in the hospital of Ajaccio in Corsica and is located in a very serious condition. About 25 kilometers before the finish of the 22-year old professional of the French second division teams Roubaix ML had complained, according to his teammates of feeling unwell and can fall from a severed riders. When he stopped, he collapsed and had to be resuscitated by medical service.
“We are very worried,” quoted the “L’Équipe” on Sunday Myngheers Team Manager Daniel Verbrackel. Prosecutors opened an investigation. On Saturday the team vehicles and the hotel room had been searched by the police.
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