Terrible drama during The Viking Odyssey, this endurance cycling event linking Flamanville (Manche) to Ancenis-Saint-Géréon (Loire-Atlantique).
A 65-year-old man was found overnight from Saturday to Sunday unconscious on the ground, next to his bike, near the town of Chapelle-Glain, near Châteaubriant.
Despite the arrival of help and attempts to resuscitate him, he could not be saved, report the firefighters of Loire-Atlantique.
The causes of death are, at this stage, undetermined.
The victim was a regular at sports races.
It was his GPS beacon, surprisingly stopped, which alerted the organizers and made it possible to find him.
The Viking Odyssey, of which this was the first edition, stretches over 360 km.
She competes on a gravel bike.
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