By George Ramsay, CNNDutch motorcycle rider Victor Steeman has died following injuries he suffered during a race in Portugal, the governing body of the sport, the Federacion Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), announced on Tuesday. Steeman was competing in the Supersport 300 World Championship in Portugal at the weekend when he was involved in a crash on turn 14 at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, read the FIM’s statement. Steeman later died of his injuries. We will miss our Victor enormously.”Having secured four wins and five podium finishes this season, Steeman had a chance to claim the WorldSSP300 championship ahead of Spain’s Alvaro Diaz in Portugal. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and features“We’re deeply saddened to report the loss of WorldSSP300 rider Victor Steeman,” the Superbike World Championship wrote on social media.

Source: CNN October 12, 2022 14:17 UTC