Norway’s Andre Drege Dies After Heavy Crash at Tour of Austria | Relief
Cyclist in mourning again after crash on descent. Norwegian Andre Droegefrom Coop-Repsol, one of the trendy riders in the continental category who was expected to make the leap to professionalism starting next year after seven wins this season, died after a fall in the Glockner descent of the fourth and penultimate stage of the Tour of Austria.
On the stage, which was eventually won by Italian Ineos-Grenadiers cyclist Filippo Ganna, The 25-year-old athlete suffered a severe fall and, as the race organization officially stated, was unable to recover from his injuries. and eventually died.
Dredge now He dreamed of signing with international and world tour teams like Jayco.after a superb 2024 with overall victories at the French Tour du Loir and Cher, the Tour of Rhodes and the return to the South Aegean islands in Greece, all in the 2.2 category. To this must be added five more victories and fourth places in stages.
Norwegian fans, hearing the news, remembered how just a few days ago at the Norwegian Championships, Drege split time and went out with his compatriot Jonas Abrahamsem, who was only on the day break at the Tour de France today.
