Antoine Dmoitié (25) died after injuries he sustained after being hit by a motorcycle during Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem.
Daan Myngheer (22) died a few hours later of a heart attack he received while he cycled Critérium International in Corsica.
– We’re talking about it, and it comes very close. They are both extremely tragic events. Hjertefeil I fear not, but with the motorcycle could always happened all of us. It’s very random who will be affected, and it is of course frightening, says Sven Erik Bystrøm, teammate Alexander Kristoff of Team Katusha and even world champion in the U23 class in 2014.
Two deaths at Easter Belgian cyclist (22) died of infarction
Hoping for change
Kristoff sprinted to victory in Tuesday’s race, which was the first leg of three-day race De Panne and the first competition for the deaths. The victory came in Belgium, homeland of both the deceased racers. Before the race there was a moment of silence, and several rode with providing ribbons.
– It’s sad what happened. It sets a nasty trick on you. It shows that it’s dangerous what I carry on with, says Alexander Kristoff told Aftenposten.
Impressive Kristoff triumph in Belgium: – I did not feel strong at all
As several others in cycling environment he hopes now that it can make changes to improve security.
– it is certainly time to talk about security now. It was not particularly many motorcycles and cars just under Gent-Wevelgem. It is so in larger rides. It occurs some dangerous situations, and it happened that I’ve been afraid. The cars are running really fast past the field if they are up to fracture. I do not understand that they have to run as fast past. If it goes a well-just when they drive past, it can go horribly wrong, think Bystrøm.
Demoitiés team withdraw from several rides
Special week
It has been a very special week for Bystrøm. First he had and Alexander Kristoff change travel plans by terror at the airport in Brussels. Having cycled E3 Harelbeke Friday, he fell ill and had to retire from Gent-Wevelgem Sunday. Where lost thus a colleague life, and Tuesday woke district of Rogaland up to the news that Daan Myngheer had died of a heart attack.
– It will probably help some getting fewer motorcycles in the field, but one must remember that many are there for our Safety. They just have to be more careful when they pass.Bicycle World in mourning after fatal accident: – a tragedy
Gino van Oudenhove Belgian cycling chief of the Norwegian continental team Team Joker, team that has sent clear of Norwegians out in professional life in recent years.
He is shaken over the last days events.
Still looking for serious accident
– it’s just unreal. From the terrorist attack last Tuesday and now the two deaths. I was even in Belgium as terror took place. As happens with the two Belgian riders. I did not know them personally, but we in Team Joker rode against them several times. I know sports directors theirs. I also know very well who the driver of the motorcycle in Gent-Wevelgem accident is. He is a serious, sober and very experienced man.
Lauritzen: – It is a high-risk sport
– Have there been developments in terms the number of vehicles in the field?
– Yes, especially one sees this in Belgium where cycling continues to increase in popularity. There are many more cars and motorcycles in the field now than ten years ago. Several media going and will be part of the race.
– What should be done?
– You must remember that the vast majority of cars and motorcycles are there for good reason. These bikes will stop traffic that may come contrary, come out from striproads or farm roads. But absolutely everyone involved in a bike race, must be on their toes all the time, ensure together that hazardous situations do not arise.
In January this year were six riders from Giant-Alpecin involved in an ugly encounter accident a car during a training camp in Spain. It was just luck that no lives were lost. One of last year’s truly great riders, German John Degenkolb won both Milan – Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix, is not yet back in competition after the accident.
Won by breach
After struggled with illness was Alexander Kristoff back on the bike Tuesday for the first leg of three-day race De Panne.
the Norwegian went early with a breach consisting of 16 men, and then there remained three mil he was one of four riders who remained in the lead.
in a duel with Astana riders Lieuwe Westra and Alexey Lutsenko was 28-year-old superior in the sprint and followed thus up last year’s success in the ride with a new triumph.
at the disease set in and that there was an unusually heavy rides do not let Norwegians hide.
– I felt not exactly the strongest of the group, but the others were not the best to asked. I did not win because I felt the best, but it might not be so bad I sit in a break throughout, says Kristoff.
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