Chris Anker Sorensen: Former Danish champion killed in crash aged 37 on eve of Road World Championships
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ByEurosport
Published 19/09/2021 at 09:39 GMT
"We are a good man down tonight. Former Danish champion Chris Anker Sorensen has succumbed to injuries sustained after being hit by a car while riding. A pall of sadness will hang over the World's this week," wrote Eurosport commentator Carlton Kirby on Twitter. Sorensen was out riding in Flanders on the eve of the UCI Road World Championships when tragedy struck.
Chris Anker Sorensen
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Danish former professional cyclist Chris Anker Sorensen has died after being hit by a vehicle while riding in Belgium. He was 37.
Sorensen won a stage at the 2010 Giro d’Italia and earned the combativity award at the Tour de France two years later.
He also claimed the national road race title in 2015.
Sorensen was set to commentate on the UCI Road World Championships, which start on Sunday, and was out for a ride in Flanders when he was fatally injured.
“Words can’t express my sadness to hear of the tragic passing of former professional cyclist and journalist, Chris Anker Sorensen,” said UCI president David Lappartient.
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