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The young woman died, as her team announced this Friday, January 24, while she was riding her bike as part of a training outing.
Cycling is, once again, plunged into sorrow after a traffic tragedy struck one of its members. This Friday, January 24, the transalpine press reports the tragic death of young Sara Piffer, 19 years old. Italian, she was one of the country's great cycling hopes.
According to the daily The Gazzettinothe tragedy occurred this Friday morning, in the small town of Mezzocorona (Trentino, northeast of the country). While she was on an outing on the road as part of her training, Sara Piffer was violently mowed down by a vehicle “which was traveling in the opposite direction and overtaking another” write our colleagues. The driver is believed to be a 70-year-old man.
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The tragedy occurred before the eyes of the young woman's brother, who was training with her. He was also injured. Emergency services, called and quickly arriving on site by helicopter, attempted without success to resuscitate the victim.
-“There are no words. This cannot be true,” the Campana Imballaggi cycling team reacted this Friday on Instagram. GeoTex. We gather with emotion and devastated hearts around the entire Piffer family. Hi Sara, rest in peace. This year, we're running for you too.”
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The young girl was licensed within the Mendelspeck team, after a stint with Vélo Sport Mezzocoron, training with which she had started to obtain very promising results.
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