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Belgian cyclist Demoitie dies after motorbike smash

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Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone: (FILES) This file photo taken on February 1, 2015 shows Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie crossing the finish line for the 36th Grand Prix de la Marseillaise cycling race on February in Marseille, southeastern France. Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie, 25, died after he was struck by a motorbike following a fall during the Gent-Wevelgem race in Belgium on March 27, 2016, police said. AFP/Anne-Christine Poujoulat

March 28, 2016
LILLE, France, (AFP) - Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie has died after he was struck by a motorbike following a fall during the Gent-Wevelgem race in Belgium on Sunday, police said.

The 25-year-old, a member of Belgium's second-division team Wanty-Gobert, fell around 150 kilometres (90 miles) into the race in Sainte-Marie-Cappel, northern France.

He was then hit by a motorbike while on the ground, before being transported to a hospital in Lille where he succumbed to his injuries.

"The rider died. An inquiry is under way to determine the circumstances," said Frederic Evrard, spokesman for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional gendarmerie in France.

The cyclist's team earlier said Demoitie was in a "serious condition" in the hospital's intensive care unit.

"His wife and his family are at his side," the team wrote on Twitter.

The Gent-Wevelgem cobbled classic lived up to its gruelling reputation on Sunday, with riders battling strong winds as they tackled 10 climbs over a 243 kilometre route.

Former Belgian national champion Jens Debusschere was also hospitalised after he sustained a concussion following a heavy crash, his Lotto-Soudal team said.

The race, which includes two ascents of the hills of Kemmelberg, was won by Slovakia's Peter Sagan.

A number of accidents have struck the sport this year, including the death of young hope Romain Guyot.

The 23-year-old Frenchman died in March when he was hit by a truck at a crossroads in the west of the country.

In January, six racers from the Giant-Alpecin team, including German John Degenkolb and French Warren Barguil, were injured in a collision with a car during a training ride south of Valencia.
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