– Right now it is very difficult for us to compete. The whole team is in mourning, says Stina Kagevi in an interview with the organizer after the race. The cyclist won the fifth and final stage of the Volta a Portugal Feminina race on Sunday. The day before came the shock news that the captain of the men’s team, André Drege, had lost his life in a car accident in the Austerrike Rundt. After the death, the women in Team Coop-Repsol went to the top team competition in the Volta a Portugal Feminina. – Tough weekend At the award ceremony after the race, the team stood on the podium in tears. – It has been a tough weekend for the team. Today we wanted to honor our colleague, André Drege, and we did our best, says French India Grangier. Grangier won the individual summary in the race. In addition, Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset came in 3rd place on the last stage, which was a tempo stage. Kagevi tells the organizer that the strong results came with very mixed feelings. – In this situation, I’m glad we managed to do a good, collective job, says Kagevi. news’s cycling expert Sondre Sørtveit is impressed by the riders’ performance: – It is quite clear that the tragic accident in the men’s team has also made a strong impression on the women’s team. Everyone knows each other from several joint activities as a team. The fact that the women manage to win the day after such an incident shows that they have a lot of willpower, as they must have decided to do everything they can to honor André Drege with victory on the final stage. DEAD: André Drege died in a tragic accident in the Tour of Austria. Photo: Team Coop-Repsol – Proud Team Coop-Repsol manager Roy Hegreberg wrote this in an SMS to news after the special weekend for the women’s team, with a sporting upswing and deadlock at the same time. – We are proud of what the girls are able to achieve, but right now sports medicine is not the focus and we are most concerned that both the girls and the boys are calm enough to deal with what has happened, writes Hegreberg. SPOKESMAN: Team Coop-Repsol manager Roy Hegreberg has spoken out on behalf of teammates and teammates after André Drege’s death. Photo: Tomine Walmsness / news Will not talk about the incident Austrian police are investigating the death of André Drege. Team Coop-Repsol does not wish to comment while the investigation is ongoing. – We are awaiting these investigations and for the time being have no comments on the course of events, the team wrote in a press release. The police have obtained information from the only witness to the accident, according to VG. The witness is Jaka Primozic (25), who also took part in the race. – Jaka saw that the rear wheel on Drege’s bike had complications. That caused him to have a problem, says police officer Andreas Lindner at the Heiligenblut police station in Austria to VG. After a while, the tire on the rear wheel must have jumped off, according to the witness. – Then something loose from the tire must have appeared, says Lindner, according to the newspaper. Soon after, Drege is said to have fallen off his bike. Then the cyclists must have had a speed of between 80-100 kilometers per hour, Primozic is said to have told the police. The cycling world in mourning On Sunday, the entire cycling world will pay tribute to Drege in both the Tour de France and the Tour of Austria. André Drege’s parents gave a speech in memory of the zone for the entire cycling field in Austerrike Rundt. Hear his father’s words about his son, André Drege. Published 08.07.2024, at 06.57 Updated 08.07.2024, at 07.17
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Teammates in tears on the podium after André Drege’s death – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule
