Antoine Demoitié

Antoine Demoitié
Demoitié at the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens in Leuven, Belgium, 2015
Personal information
Full nameAntoine Demoitié
Born(1990-10-16)16 October 1990
Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Died27 March 2016(2016-03-27) (aged 25)
Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2010Lotto–Bodysol (stagiaire)
2011Lotto–Bodysol–Pôle Continental Wallon
2012Idemasport–Biowanze
2013–2015Wallonie-Bruxelles
2016Wanty–Groupe Gobert[1]

Antoine Demoitié (16 October 1990 – 27 March 2016) was a Belgian cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and his death in 2016.[2]

Death

At the age of 25, Demoitié crashed on 27 March 2016 when he went down in a pile-up of several cyclists and was then hit by a motorcycle in the Gent–Wevelgem road race. He died that evening in the hospital.[3]

Major results

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stenuit and Demoitié join Wanty–Groupe Gobert". Cube Bikes. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Antoine Demoitié". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Belgian rider Antoine Demoitié dies in hospital after Ghent-Wevelgem crash". Cycling Weekly. 27 March 2016.