You might remember a few months back a girl died at a race in Illinois, Beth Kobeszka of XXX Racing-AthletiCo died at the Proctor Cycling Classic. well the other day a teammate of hers died at a local training crit…. the crit i grew up racing on. Pieter Ombregt hit a poll coming out of the last corner about 100 before the line…it seems as thought the setting sun maybe have played a factor. Chicago bike racing has a little bit more on the 27 year old from belgium as well as links to Pieter’s personal site.

triple X brings tons of new riders into the sport, including national champion and worlds medalist Rebecca Much.  thoughts and prayers are with pieter’s family, friends, and team.