Belgian rider dies in race

Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht died after crashing in the Tour of Poland. He was 22. His team Lotto Soudal announced yesterday that Lambrecht had fallen during the third stage of the event and that he was taken to hospital, where he died. Lotto Soudal did not provide additional details. Lambrecht had secured a series of strong finishes during one-day classics in the spring and was named most promising youngster in the June tour of the Dauphine, a preparatory event of the Tour de France.