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Heartbroken feature opener, Johan Vansummeren, Rouleur issue 94 Brilliant Belgium

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Heartbroken

Paris-Roubaix winner Johan Vansummeren was forced to retire by heart problems. He survived; others were not so lucky. A hard look at arrhythmia, the killer in cycling’s ranks.

By Emil Helweg Foget and Ole Obitsø

Photography by Grace Russell

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1 APRIL 2020 | UPDATED 11.12 AM BST

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