Bjorg Lambrecht, the 22-year-old Belgian rider who looked destined for a glorious career, has died after a crash at the Tour de Pologne.
Early indications while the stage continued were that he had been revived and was being taken to hospital for treatment.
However, his Lotto-Soudal team has now confirmed his sad passing, describing it as "the biggest tragedy possible that could happen".
The fatal crash occurred almost two
thirds of the way into stage 3 of the Tour de Pologne, some 150.5km from Chorzów
to Zabrze.
Lambrecht crashed into a concrete
culvert and while he was resuscitated roadside and taken to hospital he did not
survive surgery.
In his second year at WorldTour level, Lambrecht was a flyweight climber who had already made a big impression.
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He had placed 6th in Amstel Gold this year and was 4th in La Flèche Wallonne.
Also this year, he had finished 12th overall in Criterium du Dauphine where he had also won the young rider classification.
Last season he was 2nd in the U23 road race at the World Championships, competing against Eddie Dunbar in the closing stages.
The previous season he won the U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège and was 2nd overall in the Tour de l'Avenir behind Egan Bernal.
May he rest in peace.
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