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An enormous tragedy occurred through the 4th stage of the 73rd Tour of Austria. On the descent of the Großglockner André Drege fell, and on account of this incident the 25-year-old Norwegian from Crew Coop – Repsol died.
The 4th stage of the Tour of Austria ended with the victory of Filippo Ganna, who was one of the best after the end from the decreased peloton. Within the last part of the stage, he caught the final of the escapees, amongst whom earlier was André Drege (Crew Coop-Repsol), who was excellent this season. Sadly, a while after the tip of the competitors, info appeared on the web that he had a fall on the descent of the Großglockner, and on account of this incident, the 25-year-old died on the spot.
André Drege entered the continental stage in August 2021 as a trainee at Crew Coop-Repsol and rapidly established himself as a substantial expertise. Within the 2022 season, he received the Worldwide Rhodes Grand Prix and the robust gravel basic Gylne Gutuer, whereas this yr the Norwegian’s achievements embody 2 levels and the overall classification of the Go to South Aegean Islands, the prologue and normal classification of the Tour of Rhodes, and levels of the French races Circuit des Ardennes and Tour du Loir et Cher, the place his superiority on the end needed to be acknowledged by extraordinarily gifted cyclists from the world’s largest developments.
André Drege was linked to Crew Jayco AlUla for the 2024 season. Sadly, we’ll by no means know what his sporting journey would have been like. The Norwegian died 2 months after his twenty fifth birthday through the Tour of Austria.