Lotto Soudal General Manager John Lelangue has discussed the tragic loss of Bjorg Lambrecht in the Tour de Pologne`s third stage. Talking to a small group of media outside the Lotto Soudal team bus following stage 4`s neutralised homage to the rider, and struggling at times to contain his emotions after what has been a brutally difficult 24 hours, Lelangue called the situation `a dramatic scenario`. `Bjorg came here keen to race with the team,` Lelangue said. `What happened yesterday is tragic for everybody, for his family first and foremost, for his friends, his fans, the team, the organisation, the entire cycling community. We can´t do anything about it. Unfortunately, this is life. Now we have to survive.ADVERTISEMENT `This is something you can´t believe a few hours or even a day later, it seems unreal. He is not there anymore, we have to continue without him.` Lelangue was insistent that Lambrecht was still very much a part of the team. `He`s still one of our members,` Lelangue said. `He stays as one of us, so we have to go on.`
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