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Norwegian cyclist André Drege has died frail 25 following a demolish on the Tour of Austria, his crew Coop-Repsol announced on Saturday.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with André’s family and family all the design by this incredibly worthy time,” the crew posted on X, formerly identified as Twitter.
“André’s family has requested privacy as they mourn their loss, and we kindly inquire of that their needs are respected.”
In response to the European Cycling Union (UEC), Drege died after crashing whereas descending the Grossglockner, an Austrian mountain that riders climbed on stage 4 of this 300 and sixty five days’s bustle on Saturday as they completed the 151.7 kilometer route from St. Johann Alpendorf to Kals.
“Our deepest condolences trip to his family, chums, and teammates,” the organization added. “Relaxation in peace, André.”
Lag organizers for the Tour of Austria dangle no longer but announced whether or no longer Sunday’s stage will trip forward as deliberate.
This 300 and sixty five days, Drege had enjoyed a few of his biggest ends up in his nascent cycling profession, a hit the general classifications on the Tour of Rhodes and South Aegean Tour as well as a stage on the Circuit des Ardennes.
He started cycling frail 14 when he borrowed his dad’s twin carriageway bike and within the demolish moved from his fatherland of Stranda in Norway to Lillehammer to gain admission to the true practicing, in line alongside with his crew.
After news of his death broke, the cycling world paid tribute to Drege with several groups providing their condolences.
“An terrible day for cycling, one more existence long past too quickly,” Personnel DSM-firmenich PostNL wrote on X.
Intermarché-Wanty wrote on X that it was “heartbroken to learn the passing of our fellow colleague cyclist André Drege, who had an very good wanting profession forward of him,” whereas the UCI – cycling’s governing body – said it was “devastated” by the news.
Drege’s death comes ethical over a 300 and sixty five days after one more educated cyclist in his 20s – Gino Mäder – died in a demolish all the design by a stage of the Tour de Suisse.
