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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lawrence Ostlere

Tijl De Decker, winner of U23 Paris-Roubaix, dies aged 22 after training crash

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Tijl De Decker, a talented young Belgian cyclist who won this year’s under-23 Paris-Roubaix, has died following a crash in training in the small town of Lier near Antwerp.

De Decker, 22, was taken to Antwerp University Hospital for surgery on Wednesday following the incident, and was later placed in a medically induced coma.

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