Former Tour de France star Lieuwe Westra has died after being found unresponsive at his businesses premises in Holland.
Efforts to save the Dutch former professional cyclist using CPR proved ineffective in resuscitating him. During his eight-year professional cycling career, Westra competed in the Tour de France five times - finishing the gruelling three-week race on three occasions.
The Dutch star had 13 race wins during his short professional career, which included the prestigious Paris-Nice stage race in 2012. Westra also played a key part in the Astana team during the 2014 Tour de France in helping team-mate Vincenzo Nibali to overall victory.
