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Antoine Demoitié

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Antoine Demoitié
Personal information
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
2012Idemasport-Biowanze
2013–2015Wallonie-Bruxelles
2016Wanty–Groupe Gobert

Antoine Demoitié (16 October 1990 – 27 March 2016) was a Belgian cyclist. He last rode for Wanty–Groupe Gobert in 2016.[1] He joined the team in 2016 after leaving Wallonie-Bruxelles at the end of the 2015 season.[2] He was born in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.

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

References

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