Euris Vidal (far right) has died in his home country of the Dominican Republic. He was shot while trying to aid a person be assaulted. Three people were killed in the incident including Euri.
Teenie and I have been connected to the Foundation Pro Cycling Team of NYC for several years. We originally met these folks through our very good friend, Roger Kennedy. They have come to Tucson, stayed with Roger and trained. We have ridden with often. In recent years Euri came with the team and we got to know him.
Euri was young, maybe 23, handsome and always had a smile. He was an aggressive crit racer, who had scored very well on the NRC Crit Series. We rode with him and had him in our home several times. This year, the whole team including Euri, stayed with us Gville while they raced in the USA Crit Week Series.
Euri never learned much English, but that was OK, as Teenie and I were improving our Spanish. We don't know Euri's family but our hearts go out to them. We also are thinking of all the members of the Foundation Team which include our pals, Alejandro Guzman, Rick Wolf and Abraham Soler. Euri's death is a terrible loss for the world.
We are deeply saddened.
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