Antoine Demoitié

Antoine Demoitié (16 October 1990 – 27 March 2016) was a Belgian cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and his death in 2016.[2]

Antoine Demoitié
Demoitié in 2015
Personal information
Full nameAntoine Demoitié
Born(1990-10-16)16 October 1990
Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Died27 March 2016(2016-03-27) (aged 25)
Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2010Lotto–Bodysol (stagiaire)
2011Lotto–Bodysol–Pôle Continental Wallon
2012Idemasport–Biowanze
2013–2015Wallonie-Bruxelles
2016Wanty–Groupe Gobert[1]

Death
Following Demoitié's death, his Wanty–Groupe Gobert team placed this tribute (pictured at the 2016 Tour of Britain) onto their team vehicles.

At the age of 25, Demoitié crashed on 27 March 2016 when he went down in a pile-up of several cyclists and was then hit by a motorcycle in the Gent–Wevelgem road race. He died that evening in the hospital.[3]

Major results
2012
Carpathian Couriers Race
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Stage 2b Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
3rd Overall Triptyque Ardennais
1st Stage 3
3rd Gooikse Pijl
2013
2nd Grote Prijs Stad Geel
3rd Ronde Pévéloise
2014
1st Tour du Finistère
2nd Omloop van het Waasland
2015
1st Wanzele Koerse
1st Stage 4 Circuit des Ardennes
2nd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
2nd Handzame Classic
3rd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise

See also
  • List of professional cyclists who died during a race

References
  1. "Stenuit and Demoitié join Wanty–Groupe Gobert". Cube Bikes. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. "Antoine Demoitié". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. "Belgian rider Antoine Demoitié dies in hospital after Ghent-Wevelgem crash". Cycling Weekly. 27 March 2016.
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