In an interview with Mmegi Sport yesterday, Fabian's elder brother, Moses said; "we settled for 12 noon to allow his colleagues at Tsela Riders Club to attend as they'll be involved in a race on Sunday morning." Fabian died on Tuesday morning while cycling near Phakalane in preparation for the Sunday race. He crashed into the back of a stationary taxi and died instantly. Fabian, had been Botswana's top cyclist. He had won countless races, and was a favourite to defend the Pick and Pay race scheduled for Sunday.
His death has been described as a huge blow to the cycling institution in the country. His protge Enzo Dalgety told Mmegi Sport that he was devastated by Fabian's death. "I had known him for just a year but we developed such a relationship that he was more of a brother to me. For the past year we trained together every single day. He got me into cycling after seeing me performing some stunts with a bike.
