Information hit the biking world yesterday, the final stage of the Tour of Austria was a brief memorial trip | Sports activities.sk

After the tragic demise of the Norwegian bike owner Andre Drege within the Tour of Austria race, the peloton was not competing. On the request of his household and crew, solely a brief memorial service was held on Sunday. Twenty-five-year-old Drege died on Saturday after collapsing from the Grossglockner.

In keeping with the unique schedule, the cyclists had been supposed to finish the ultimate fifth stage of 144 km lengthy from Kufstein to Kühtai on Sunday. As an alternative, the organizers introduced that solely a ten kilometer impartial trip could be run. “It is going to give the entire biking household an opportunity to course of what occurred and honor Andre’s reminiscence.” APA company instructed race director Thomas Pupp.

The day of remembrance ought to have began in Kufstein with a second of silence. After that, the riders deliberate to maneuver by automobile to Tulfes, from the place sympathy with the vacation spot in Innsbruck-Igls was ready for them at 1:30 pm. The Italian Diego Ulissi was the winner of the race.

Drege was a member of the Coop-Repsol continental crew. In keeping with info from the Kronen Zeitung, he fell when descending from Grossglockner to Heiligenblut and died because of his accidents.