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2009 Tour of Qatar Stage 5 Photos (Camel Race Track → Qatar Foundation... neutralized))

Sombre reaction after rider's death at Tour of Qatarcyclingweekly.co.uk
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Jean-Pierre Heynderrickx, director sportif of Topsport Vlaanderen, talks to the media about the sudden overnight death of his rider Frederiek Nolf


Turmoil in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel the next morning


The race committee including Khalid Bin Ali Bin Abdullah Al Tani (2nd from left) and Eddy Merckx (right) discuss the turn of events and changes to today's stage

Subdued riders rode a shortened, neutralized route to the finish...


... where the Topsport Vlaanderen teammates of Frederiek Nolf crossed first in unison


Frederiek Nolf (10.02.1987 - 05.02.2009)

The Memorial Service in the evening







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