French rider Frederic Baudry dies after crash at Rally of Morocco

French rider Frederic Baudry dies after crash at Rally of Morocco
A participant tests his motorcycle ahead of the Rally of Morocco 2021. File photo: AFP/Fadel Senna

French rider Frederic Baudry died on Monday after crashing during the Rally of Morocco near Zagora.

The 46-year-old, who was participating in the Rally of Morocco for the second time, crashed in the dunes, the event organisers said in a statement posted on social media.

"He was quickly attended to by the doctors of one of the medical helicopters, who transported him to Zagora hospital, where tragically he passed away," the statement added.

Baudry's team Nomade Racing said it was deeply saddened by his death.

"Our most sincere thoughts are with his wife and children," the team wrote on Facebook.

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