A 17-year-old Spanish bicycle owner has died following a large crash on Saturday throughout the second stage of the Junior Tour of Spain.
In keeping with Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, Iván Meléndez Luque was amongst a bunch of round 20 riders who have been concerned within the crash in the midst of the race’s queen stage between Langa de Duero and Laguna Negra.
Eighteen riders have been hospitalised in Soria, three of whom, together with Meléndez, have been in a severe situation.
The hospital later introduced the younger rider from the Tenerife workforce had died on account of his accidents, in line with the sports activities every day newspaper Marca.
The situation of the opposite two riders has not been made public.
The organisers introduced on Saturday night the rest of the race was being cancelled. A tribute was held on Sunday morning in Aranda del Duero.
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The Worldwide Biking Union (UCI) and its president David Lappartient have been “deeply saddened” by Meléndez’s demise and provided their condolences to “his household, mates and the biking group”.
Meléndez is the second junior bicycle owner to die throughout a race this yr following 19-year-old Italian Samuele Privitera, who was competing within the Tour of Aosta Valley in Italy.
Final yr, Norwegian André Drege misplaced his life in a descent throughout the Tour of Austria, and younger Swiss rider Muriel Furrer died after a crash throughout the U23 street race on the World Championships in Zurich.
