André Drege dies at 25: Norwegian suffers tragic downhill fall at Tour of Austria

A brand new severe loss hits the biking world. Andre Dregea 25-year-old Norwegian, died throughout the fourth stage of the Tour of Austria after going off the highway on the lengthy and tough descent of the Grossglockner. The Crew Coop-Repsol rider, who was about to signal with Jayco-AlUla, was in a breakaway group when he misplaced management of his bike and fell down the slope, falling a number of meters. First assist arrived by helicopter, however the boy died from his accidents. Drege was thirty eighth within the normal classification. The stage continued to the end line in Kals: the victory finally went to Filippo Ganna, however there was no celebration and there was no awards ceremony on the rostrum. “The final stage shall be a journey of remembrance as expressed by André’s father, his colleagues and the complete staff”, reads the notice from the race organizers. The riders will observe a minute of silence and a neutralized begin, then they may experience the final 10 kilometers of the final fraction. A minute of silence additionally initially of the ninth stage of the Tour de France, in Troyes.

The dynamics of the accident that price the lifetime of the Norwegian, an expert since 2022, are but to be clarified. In 2023, Gino Mader died in presumably related circumstances on the Tour of Switzerland, on the descent of the Albulapass. Many messages arrived in reminiscence of Drege from the Tour de France and from all of the groups. Pogacar additionally stated he was “devastated” upon arrival in Colombey les Deux Eglises.