{"id":137091,"date":"2016-03-29T15:30:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T13:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=137091"},"modified":"2016-04-21T09:56:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T09:56:55","slug":"tragic-week-for-the-cycling-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/03\/29\/tragic-week-for-the-cycling-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragic Week for the Cycling Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another young cycling talent, Daan Myngheer, has unfortunately left us. The 22-year-old suffered a heart attack during Saturday\u2019s Criterium International and was pronounced dead at 7 o\u2019clock yesterday evening. The tragedy shocked the cycling world, which has already been in mourning about Antoine Demoiti\u00e9, who passed on Sunday after a collision with a motorcycle.<\/strong>
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Daan Myngheer reportedly lost contact with the peloton during the 90km sprint stage and then suffered a heart attack in an ambulance taking him to a hospital. He later died surrounded by his family at Ajaccio Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with great emotion, that we will make you part of the death of Daan. He lost his last race after having fought like a grand champion. Daan is going to donate his organs to help other people, it was his will. All our thoughts go to the parents, to Fleur, his sister, to Emely as well as to the whole family. Rest in peace champion,\u201d said the official Roubaix Lille Metropole team statement.<\/p>\n

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Such a terribly sad few days in the professional cycling world. Another tragic loss. RIP Daan Myngheer. My thoughts are with your loved ones<\/p>\n

— Mark Cavendish (@MarkCavendish) March 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n