Tour of Qatar rider passes away

dave_1

Martin Van Nostrand wrote:

andyp wrote:

That's just offensive bullshit Dave_1.

I hope the cycling media respect the privacy of the rider's parents and leave them to grieve in peace.

Ok, but the UCI should step in an insist on a proper cause of death. There should be a coroner's inquest. All without media.

Putting one's head in the sand will only risk the lives of future cyclists. Maybe the results will show the need for better cardiac screening and testing for congenital heart diseases.

Frankly, what's most disturbing about this is the way it is getting swept away under the rug, no questions asked. Huge politics here, as this was a Belgian rider dying at a race run by Eddy Merckx.

I guess being a pro cycling spectator in 2009 just requires massive amounts of denial.

I was not trying to say the rider was doped. It could be other causes and signs of what caused it not found out.

nick hanson

Might be best if we stop jumping to conclusions,wait for the autopsy/inquest etc before any further comments.As i said before,there are family & friends involved.