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The young man's team announced the difficult news this Saturday, November 9, a few hours after the dramatic events.
A tragedy affects Belgian Cycling this Saturday, November 9. The very young runner Miel Dekien, barely 18 years old, died in a traffic accident. According to the first known information, the young man was a passenger in a car and died in the accident. The tragedy occurred in Beerst, in West Flanders, as reported by our colleagues from Le Soir, a Belgian daily newspaper.
“It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Miel Dekien” writes the Belgian Cycling Federation on X. “Our thoughts are with his family, his friends, his loved ones and his team.”
ud83dudda4 It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Miel Dekien.
Our thoughts go out to his family, friends, loved ones and team. ud83dudda4 pic.twitter.com/8LzlNEPDzM
— Belgian Cycling Team (@BELCyclingTeam) https://twitter.com/BELCyclingTeam/status/1855254518906106143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Miel Dekien was a member of the Basso Team Flanders team, and performed on roads and on rough terrain (cyclo-cross). He notably obtained a good second place during the regional championships in his category.
