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Cycle News 2022 Issue 42 October 18

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Steeman Succumbs To Injuries T wenty-year old Dutch WorldSSP300 rider Vic- tor Steeman (MTM Kawasaki) passed away as a result of inju- ries sustained after crashing in the middle of the leading pack during the opening FIM Super- sport 300 World Championship race at the series finale in Porti- mao, October 8. He suffered polytrauma and serious head injuries, and despite the quick first response from the medial team onsite and then being flown to Faro Hospital by helicopter, Steeman suc- cumbed to his injuries on Tues- day, October 11. Steeman had been, arithmeti- cally, still in contention for the 2022 WorldSSP300 Champion- ship, having won four races in 2022. He had set a record for pole positions in this class at Portimao, with six in all. After starting his career in his native Netherlands, Stee- man joined the Rookies Cup in 2016, remained there in 2017, before competing strongly in the IDMSSP300, WorldSSP300 and Dutch SSP300 classes in 2018 and 2019. A year of racing in the IDM WorldSSP Championship in 2020 gained him a KTM ride in the 2021 WorldSSP300 series, taking his first race win and pole position that season. This year, as part of the MTM Kawasaki WorldSSP300 team, Victor was one of the few riders in this category of racing who could break clear of the field in some races. He came through from 16th on the grid at Most to win the second race by almost three seconds. In Barcelona-Catalu- nya, starting from pole, he was over five seconds ahead of his nearest challenger in winning race two. Tragically, the family suffered another blow when Steeman's mother, Flora van Limbeek suf- fered a suspected heart attack and passed away on Thursday, October 13, two days after Steeman died. Van Limbeek was 59. CN VOLUME 59 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 18, 2022 P57 Dutch rider Victor Steeman, a top contender in the WorldSSP300 class, sadly passed on October 11. He was 20 years old. PHOTO: FIM

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