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“According to our initial information, some form of medical issue, without doubt cardiac-related, caused the crash [in which the cyclist was involved], rather than a crash causing his medical state,” the spokesperson said.
I'd thought this might be the case. It does seem the super fit can be prone to this type of catastrophic heart attack. Quite a few footballers in recent years spring to mind, particularly the amazing story of Fabrice Muamba.
A terrible tragedy though for his family, friends and teammates regardless.
Scrabble
What is probably the French version of an inquest is starting on the death of Michael Goolaerts:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/09/michael-goolaerts-death-paris-roubaix