Racer X is saddened to report that French rider Steven Lenoir died today (Monday) due to injuries sustained following a crash during qualifying in France. He was 25.

Lenoir, who won the EMX250 championship in 2010 and the British MX2 championship in 2015, was preparing for a race in Cassel. Per the BBC, Lenoir was airlifted to a hospital in Lille following the crash.

Lenoir was currently competing in MX1 in the British Championship where he was second in points.

We will have more updates once they are made available.

[Update: Tuesday, June 6]

The Road 2 Recovery had set up a fund to help the Lenoir family. You can help support Steven's family by donating to his R2R Memorial fund here. All donations are in USD.