“It is a difficult and bizarre morning”: 1000 km for Kom op tegen Kanker day after death Ludo Dierckxsens has started again (Mechelen)
Former professional cyclist Ludo Dierckxsens became unwell for Kom op tegen Kanker on Thursday afternoon during the ride from Buggenhout to Mechelen from the 1000km for Kom op tegen Kanker. The resuscitation was immediately started, but help could no longer benefit. The news hit like a bomb and on Thursday evening, at the arrival of the platoons, the ever -smiling Dierckxsens was paid for the first time. He was active as a road captain for the second year.
The organization decided to let the 1000km continue in the coming days, but again brought a tribute on Friday morning. For example, Klaas Delrue van Yevgueni brought the theme song 1 million meters And at the start of ‘his’ red platoon, the death of Dierckxsens was also considered. His fellow road captains received a badge with a photo of the former cyclist and as always at the start of the peloton, the song became Highway to Hell Played, but just a little more serious.
The road captains of the 1000km received a badge with the photo of Ludo Dierckxsens. – © Dirk Vertommen
« It is a difficult and bizarre morning, » says Geert de Vlieger, Peter of the promotion. He cycled in the Peloton of Dierckxsens. « We have experienced something unreal. Every day we cycle for whom we have lost or who we do not want to lose. Ludo was someone we absolutely did not want to lose. His optimism and smile we will miss. He was laughing on the bike. It is the smile we have to try today. »
Every day we cycle for whom we have lost or who we do not want to lose. Ludo was someone we absolutely did not want to lose
Geert de Vlieger
Peter 1000km for Kom op tegen Kanker
« Ludo is no longer there, but he certainly still cycles with us, » said De Vlieger. « There will certainly be a lot about it today to give this terrible news a place. But Ludo wanted nothing more than cycling. That’s why we will continue in the coming days. With the necessary enthusiasm, because you need that to cycle so much, but more than ever shoulder. I can only be grateful for the way we were received and guided. »
Klaas Delrue sang the theme song 1 million meters at the start of the second day. – © Stijn van de Sande
Also Goedele Wachters, meter from the 1000km, started on Thursday in the Rode Peloton. « And it is impossible that we have arrived with a person less in Mechelen, » she says. « There are so many heavy stories and difficult histories here, one has now been added. That is difficult, but today we kick a little harder. For Ludo, and for all the other people we do this. We take them with us. »
« Enjoy it »
Even with the road captains, the defeat is still great a day later. It was also very clear to them that Dierckxsens looked forward to a new edition of the 1000km. « When we were having breakfast together on Thursday, he appealed to us. » Men, enjoy the day. Really, enjoy it, « he said. It’s a difficult morning, but we have to go through. He wouldn’t have wanted it otherwise, » one of them said.
Despite the sudden death of road captain Ludo Dierckxsens, there will also be cycling in the coming days. – © Dirk Vertommen
