Trek DS de Jongh found after disappearing during ride
Former pro and current Trek-Segafredo sports director Steven de Jongh has been found after going missing during a ride near Girona, Spain.
Steven de Jongh, former pro racer and current Trek-Segafredo sports director, has been found after going missing on Monday near Girona, Spain. After heading out for a ride in the morning and not returning, he was located several hours later and taken to a hospital. He had suffered a concussion, but no broken bones.
De Jongh’s wife Renee Meijer appealed to Twitter for help finding de Jongh at around 3 p.m. local time, noting that he had been missing since 10:30 a.m.
People of twitter help me please. My husband @stevendejongh went on his bike and is missing since 10.30 . Around #laGanga area. If you are there help me please to find him. He went on a Trek bike in a trek suit. Retweet please.
— Renee Meijer (@reneemeijer02) October 15, 2018
Twitter users used Strava to determine his last known location. Local emergency services were also notified.
According to Meijer, a Catalan fire department helicopter found de Jongh. The circumstances of his apparent crash remain unclear.
Thank you kind people, the helicopter has found @stevendejongh . More news later. He breaths and has a pulse .
— Renee Meijer (@reneemeijer02) October 15, 2018
De Jongh, 44, was a classics specialist during his pro career, which stretched from the mid-90s through 2009. He won the E3 Prijs in 2003 and two editions of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne before retiring and transitioning into a sports director role.
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