Belgian rider Myngheer dies of heart attack in Corsica

The 22-year-old's death followed that of fellow Belgian Antoine Demoitie, who was hit by a motorbike following a fall during a section of the Gent-Wevelgem classic in northern France on Sunday.

Myngheer suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday after the opening stage of the Criterium International around Porto- Vecchio in Corsica and was taken to hospital in Ajaccio, the capital of the French island.

"He lost his last race after struggling like a great champion," read the statement on the team website.

"He died this Monday, March 28, 2016 at 7:08 p.m. in the presence of his parents, his sister Fleur Emely and her companion at Ajaccio hospital."

(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Peter Rutherford)