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The peloton rides Sunday within the shadow of the dying of André Drege, the Norwegian expertise who died in a descending crash on the Tour of Austria on Saturday.
The ultimate stage day of the Austrian race shall be neutralized, whereas a number of borders over, the Tour de France may also pay its respects forward of Sunday’s ninth stage.
The dying of 25-year-old upcomer Drege – who was touted to show WorldTour in 2025 with Jayco Alula – rocked the peloton Sunday, and tributes poured in throughout the biking group.
Few particulars are recognized of the incident past studies that the Coop-Repsol climber had joined the main group on one in all Austria’s highest roads within the Grossglockner area when he fell.
Slovenian rider Primožič Jaka believes himself to be the only witness of the racing tragedy.
“As the one witness I can’t clarify how devastated I’m,” Jaka wrote Saturday night time on Instagram. “This could by no means occur. A crash which was no one’s fault. I’d give every little thing to vary one thing in order that [it] wouldn’t have occurred.
“My ideas are along with his workforce and household,” he wrote. “Relaxation in peace, could biking heaven be good to you. I can’t say I knew you however we shared the identical ardour and I’ll proceed so with carrying you in my coronary heart ceaselessly [sic].
Officers on the Tour of Austria confirmed Sunday morning {that a} minutes’ silence could be held firstly of a neutralized ultimate stage.
“Along with the sporting administrators and riders of the groups, we’ve got determined to not journey at present’s stage and as an alternative to carry a neutralized condolence journey in reminiscence of André Drege,” race director Thomas Pupp mentioned by way of social media.
“The memorial journey was the specific want of André’s father, his teammates and his total workforce. It provides your entire biking household the chance to come back to phrases with what occurred and to honor André Drege’s reminiscence. Our total workforce is devastated by this tragic accident and our ideas and prayers are with André’s household. His family members and his workforce Coop-Repsol at this extremely tough time.”
Over on the Tour de France, Sunday’s highly-hyped gravel stage shall be raced as deliberate. Nonetheless, Scandinavian workforce Uno X arrived early firstly in Troyes as a mark of respect and wore black armbands in recognition.
Tour de France chief Tadej Pogačar was among the many scores of riders to pay tribute to Drege on Saturday.
“It’s exhausting to course of what occurred, we’re all fairly in shock. That is very unhappy to listen to. My condolences go to his household, teammates and all his family members,” Pogačar mentioned.
“Within the biking world, we have to go searching one another and handle one another.”
It’s with nice sorrow that we at Uno-X Mobility acquired the information of André Drege’s tragic dying in at present’s 4. stage of the Tour of Austria. Our ideas and deepest sympathies exit to André’s household, mates, family members and all his colleagues at Workforce Coop-Repsol.
André Drege… pic.twitter.com/7awbA2tLiw
— Uno-X Mobility Biking (@UnoXteam) July 6, 2024