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Appalling error

I'll say it here in the hope that someone from the editorial team, preferably the author of the article, will respond.

The article on a sector of Paris-Roubaix being named in honour of John Degenkolb accuses a race moto of involvement in the death of Michael Goolaerts. He died after suffering a heart attack, and to attach a heinous slander against the race organisation to such a tragedy is quite appallingly bad journalism.

An explanation and apology are very much in order, Mr Ostanek.
 
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It's especially poor considering the linked article about Michael contains the correct version of events.