Stephane Egea, the 34-year-old French rider who rode within the Endurance World Championship, has died.
Egea had ridden within the EWC since 2012, with a victory on the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hour within the Superstock class a standout achievement for the French rider and a end which helped — together with a second-place end on the 12 Hours of Estoril that 12 months —- the Nationwide Motos workforce he was driving for on the time to a third-place end within the championship standings.
Egea final competed within the EWC in, ending fourth at Le Mans with the Louit April Moto workforce, earlier than successful the Experimental Class on the 24 Hours of Spa.
Egea’s loss of life, introduced final weekend, follows a interval of sickness.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we discovered this morning of the passing of Stéphane Egea,” a Fb publish from Group 33 Louit April Moto reads.
“We had the privilege of working with Stéphane in the course of the 2022 FIM EWC season. All our ideas and energy exit to Stéphane’s household and lots of pals. Relaxation in peace.”
