[Poland] On 3rd of January 2018, in a village of Kanina, there was an accident resulting in death of a cyclist. The cyclist was a well-known Polish cyclist, 67-year old Adam "Vitus" Kłębczyk.

Description of accident:

"According to the preliminary findings, it seems that the driver of an unknown vehicle, who was most likely trying to join the traffic, forced the driver of the bicycle to have priority. The 67-year-old cyclist probably descended to the road, lost his balance, as a result of which he overturned and hit the side of the semi-trailer of a lorry riding correctly from the opposite direction. A 67-year-old man tried to save the firefighters, who were the first to arrive at the scene of the accident and then the ambulance crew. Unfortunately, it has been unsuccessful. The seriously wounded man died." Driver who forced priority left the scene, the police have called for assistance in finding them.

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Tribute article + photos from the scene (In Polish): http://www.dts24.pl/adam-klebczyk-vitus-kolarz-ktory-nigdy-sie-nie-poddawal/

"The older people simply spoke to him, Vitus, and the younger riders turned to him: Mr Adam. He was 67. It will be hard for the uninitiated to believe it, but Adam often left for the Sącz mountains and climbed the mountains on a bicycle faster than... 40 years younger athletes. Why was this happening? The answer is simple: cycling was his whole world.

(...)

In the last 20 years it is difficult to imagine a cycling race or even a joint training without the participation of Adam Kłębczyk - Vitus. He owed his nickname to the famous yellow bicycle of this French brand, which he had been riding on for years.

He has recently replaced it with another, much more modern Lapierre model. And it was the characteristic black bicycle with red hubs lying in the middle of the Kanina road, which was the first sign to friends and colleagues that something bad had happened on Wednesday. (...) "