Mr. Cedric Baekeland was a late bloomer to cycling. He played soccer for KSV Roeselare and Club Roeselare, both in Belgium, according to Nieuwsblad.be. He suffered serious injuries that forced him out of the game. That’s when he took up cycling. He was on the Dovy Keukens – FCC Cycling Team for several years before joining his last team, Body & Bike – BMB Boekhouding The Rock Real Estate.

VRT News reported that Mr. Baekeland was training with his team on the Spanish island of Mallorca on March 14. The details are unclear from there. Some reports say he died in his sleep at their hotel. Other reports say Mr. Baekeland, 28, complained of chest discomfort to one of his teammates before collapsing and dying. The only consistent detail is that he died of a heart attack. That, of course, sounds very familiar too.