Stephane Ege𝕴a, the 34-year-old Fre🌠nch rider who rode in the Endurance World Championship, has died.

Egea had ridden in the EWC since 2012, with a victory at the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hour in the Superstock category a standout achievement for the French rider and a finish which helped — along with a second-place ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚfinish at the 12 Hours of Estoril that year —- the National Motos team he was riding for at the time to a third-place finish in the championship standings.

Egea last competed in the EWC in, finishing fourth at Le Mans with the Loui﷽t April Moto team, before winning the Experimental Class at the 24 Hours of Spa.

Egea's de﷽ath, announced last weekend, fo🥂llows a period of illness.

“It is with a heavy heart that we learned this morning of the passing of Stéphane Egea,🎐” a Facebook post from Team 33 Louit April Moto reads.

“We ha💧d the privilege of working with Stéphane during the 2022 FIM EWC season. All our thoughts and strength go ou🥀t to Stéphane's family and many friends. Rest in peace.”