Autopsy inconclusive as to whether motorbike caused death of Antoine Demoitié

The funeral for the late Belgian rider will be held near Liège on Monday

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It is uncertain if Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitié died from his crash or from the impact of a race motorbike in Ghent-Wevelgem, according autopsy results released yesterday.

The 25-year-old team Wanty-Groupe Gobert cyclist crashed with three others around 150km into the race on Sunday as it went through northern France, near Sainte-Marie-Cappel. On the ground, a race jury motorbike hit him.

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