A very serious loss has hit the world of cycling in recent hours: the athlete died after two days in hospital
Terrible news shakes the cycling world. The athlete fought like a lion in the last days of his life, but his condition was serious and desperate right from the start, until his heart stopped beating forever. Spain cries Agustin Torresaged 53. It all happened during the second stage of the “Cantabria Bike Race“: the Cantabrian Cycling Federation made it known in a note.
The race took place on Saturday 8 June Arenas. Everything seemed to be going well when the athlete, at a certain point, lost control and fell disastrously. From the first moment his condition appeared serious, so much so that he was taken to hospital “Valedcilla” Of Santander. After the accident the stage was immediately suspended.
Cycling and Spain in mourning, farewell to Agustin Torres
What happened? According to what was reported by ‘Okdiario’ it seems that the 53-year-old Iberian went off the road on a bend and, consequently, fell from a embankment from a height of one meter. Emergency services were called to the scene, but poor Torres had already been found unconscious. After resuscitating him they took him to the hospital in critical condition.
The Cantabrian Cycling Federation is still in shock over what happened. With a message they wanted to express their deepest condolences to the victim’s family and friends. Over the weekend, in Cantabria, a minute of silence to remember Agustin Torres himself.
His heart, as previously reported, stopped beating forever afterward two days of hospitalization in hospital. Torres lived in Gijon, but was originally from He reiterated. Cycling has always been his passion even though he worked in a dairy company. His colleagues remember him as a “good” and “honest” person.
The family, destroyed by grief, has made it known that the last farewell will take place in Colombres where he will also be buried. Not a random city given that, right there, it has its roots and where its grandparents rest. The Asturian media also wanted to remember him: “A great person is leaving. We are all in shock. It is a grave loss for all of us who were fortunate enough to know him“.
