This is what the contestant's team confirmed. Repsol Cooperative Team In a press release.
– We as a team are devastated. Incredibly sad. The unthinkable has happened, says Roy Hegreberg of Coop-Repsol to VG.
– This is a very stressful and unimaginable situation to find yourself in. You know there is a certain danger, but this should not happen.
He says the team will send extra resources tomorrow to help the riders in Austria. The team members range in age from 19 to 22 and react very differently, according to Hegerberg.
– Some are angry. Some are completely indifferent, and some are just sad. They need to rest. He says it's too much pressure on them.
Andre Dreij has died after an accident while descending the Grossglockner, the organizer said.
Grossglockner is the highest mountain in Austria, with a peak of 3,798 metres above sea level.
“He had an absolutely fantastic season. I can’t put into words how amazing it was,” says Heidi Stenbock-Haakstad, president of the Norwegian Cycling Association, to VG. “I’ve followed him since he was a little kid.”
– How do you remember him?
– He was a raw rider. He never gave up in any way and was a team player at the same time.
As of next year, the Norwegian was set to become part of Jaiko Alola's Tour de France team, according to several media outlets.
– He took himself very seriously this season and was close to turning pro, which was his big dream. He was a very popular rider. And he was the one who took responsibility. He was our contact in the support team, says Hegreberg at the Coop-Repsol team.
Andre Dreij was interviewed by cycling media a short while ago. country road.
“I can say that my future looks very bright,” Dreg said earlier this summer.
Landvey asked what it meant to secure the future.
– That was the goal of the season (…). He asked: If what I have done this year is not enough, what should one do other than win a bike race.
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Andre Dreij (TV) earlier on Saturday. -
Andre Dreg during the prologue in St. Pölten on Tuesday.
Drege also raced for Lillehammer Cykleklubb.
Born in Ålesund and lived in Stranda.
– Incredibly sad. “It's something we as a club feel very sad about,” Lillehammer chairman Erik Haagensen told VG.
Haagensen says Drege moved from Stranda to Lillehammer to start at NTG in 2017.
The tragic accident occurred on the penultimate stage of the European Tour. The awards ceremony after the stage has been cancelled. It will be decided on Sunday whether the cycling race will go ahead as planned.
“A beautiful summer day in Austria turned into a dark and tragic day,” wrote former Uno-X team manager Jens Haugland. X.
Many of the world's biggest professional teams have expressed their grief on social media.
– We send our condolences to the family and the team, writes the professional team Intermarché-Wanty.
– Our thoughts are with the family, friends and everyone at the Coop-Respol team at this very sad time, wrote Israel – Premier Tech.
– This is the worst message you can get. Everyone knows that cycling is a risky sport. It's very heavy to get messages like this, said Dag Otto Lauritzen at the Tour de France broadcast on TV 2.
The channel ended its regular broadcast about half an hour before the scheduled time.
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