He demoitié not have it done. He had invested a motorcycle – La Gazzetta dello Sport

​​March 28, 2016 – Milan

the Belgian cyclist Demoitié Antoine, 25 year-old Belgian rider of Wanty-Groupe Gobert, died in the night in the hospital after being hit by a motorcycle after a fall during the classic Gent-Wevelgem, won by Slovakian Peter Sagan. Was reported the French media. “And ‘ongoing investigation to understand the dynamics,” said Frederic Evrard, a spokesman of the regional gendarmerie Nord-Pas-de-Calais Agence France Presse. The 25 year old was admitted to hospital in Lille university. The tragic incident occurred near Sainte-Marie-Cappel, in French Flanders in just over 80 km to go. According to preliminary reports, Demoitié was left on the ground after being involved in a crash with four other riders and was hit by a motorcycle organization, with a Belgian inspector on board.

progress – This year Demoitié had made the jump in class going from Continental to Professional or from the third to the second end of the cycling teams: this year ran for Wanty Groupe Goubert after three seasons at the Wallonie-Bruxelles . Friday, 25 had participated in his first race in the World Tour-level career where it was brought to light entering the drain. The most important victory of his career was in the Tour du Finistère 2014.

safety controversy – The tragic accident calls, according to many, also a reflection on the safety of the races. Contador via Twitter calls for a “greater control of the bike in the race.” The International Association of runners calls “light will be shed on the circumstances that led to the tragedy. The President Gianni Bugno:” At the last meeting of the professional Ciclimo Council asked specifically to be rapidly communicated to mettre strategies in place to improve the running safety. I do not want to accuse anyone, but to reflect on the responsability of all because the focus is always maintained at the highest levels. “In Belgium, many newspapers already dealing with the issue. On the site of the newspaper Le Soir you point the finger at the Cycling Union international (UCI), which would not do enough to ensure the safety of the runners, often surrounded by too many vehicles and organization of the team during the race. Le Soir lists some recent cases of similar incidents, fortunately with epilogues less severe. Only in February, remember, the Belgian Stig Broeckx (Lotto-Soudal) was hit by a motorcycle during the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, citing various fractures, while a more famous compatriot, Greg Van Avermaet, had been luckier after another accident the Clasica San Sebastian last summer. the Dernier Heure site instead points out that another young Belgian rider, Daan Myngheer, 22, is between life and death in Ajaccio, Corsica, victim of a heart attack during the Criterium international . Not enough: always on the Ghent-Wevelgem yesterday, falling for another former champion of Belgium Jens Debusschere suffered a concussion and several fractures.

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