After a death in the Tour for cycling tourists: is a heart examination useful for hobby athletes?

Today a British hobby athlete (51) died during the Tour for cycling tourists, two recreational cyclists also died during the previous edition. In all those cases, an attempt at resuscitation could no longer help. Is it therefore a smart idea to have your heart checked even as a non-professional athlete? And when is an exercise test interesting? Sports doctor Ruben De Gendt: “Three important criteria determine whether investigations are necessary.”

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