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The North West 200 has confirmed the identity of the rider killed during Thursday qualifying at the North West 200.
Kamil Holan, a 48-year-old Czech racer, tragically lost his life during practice at the North West 200 on Thursday at Station Corner.
His death was confirmed by the event organizers at 15:20 after the morning’s qualifying session was red-flagged following the incident.
Initially, Holan’s identity was withheld at the request of his family, who later allowed his name to be disclosed, as per the North West 200’s statement.
This marks the first fatality at the North West 200 since 2016 when Malachi Mitchell-Thomas died in a Supertwin race.
Due to the delays caused by the incident, Thursday’s races had to be rescheduled to Saturday, where six races are now planned to take place.
