RIP Aldo Sassi

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited December 2010 in Pro race
A sad loss.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    He was hoping to make it to July. Interviews in Procycling and Cycle Sport this month with him and his love for the bike is so apparent. He tells it like it is as regards training.
    M.Rushton
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,462
    A very sad loss indeed.

    He was a peer of Conconi, Cecchini and Ferrari. The path he chose to follow was the right one, and his moral courage for pursuing it was hugely admirable.

    RIP.
  • nickwill
    nickwill Posts: 2,735
    Cycling has lost one of the good guys!
    http://lakescyclist.wordpress.com/
  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    Sad loss indeed - I hope it is some small comfort to his friends and family that his name is so respected amongst cycling fans.
    it's a hard life if you don't weaken.
  • dulldave
    dulldave Posts: 949
    It's very sad to lose someone with such an obvious passion for cycling. RIP
    Scottish and British...and a bit French
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Big loss to the sport. Just hope Ricco and the other reformed dopers under his tutelage can continue to do things the right way in his memory.
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • Harry182
    Harry182 Posts: 1,170
    RIP

    A sad loss for cycling. He seemed one of the good guys.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,811
    Bronzie wrote:
    Big loss to the sport. Just hope Ricco and the other reformed dopers under his tutelage can continue to do things the right way in his memory.

    +1 it will be a fitting legacy
  • simon_e
    simon_e Posts: 1,707
    mrushton wrote:
    He was hoping to make it to July. Interviews in Procycling and Cycle Sport this month with him and his love for the bike is so apparent. He tells it like it is as regards training.
    I read the CS interview and it appears that even when it was conducted he had resigned himself to his fate, so the short timescale isn't really a surprise.

    As others have said, the sport desperately needs more people like him. I wonder if anyone else involved with Mapei can pick up where he left off?
    Aspire not to have more, but to be more.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6706/ ... Sassi.aspx
    Contador is the Greatest
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Very sad news, rest in peace.
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    Awful news!
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Desperately sad news- a man who made a difference and a great loss to pro cycling.
  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    The good always die young.
    'Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.'
    Neil Gaiman
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Real shame.....big loss to cycling :(
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Ms Tree wrote:
    The good always die young.
    Oh gawd, am I that Bad.

    Sorry to joke on a sad occasion but 51 is only a young veteran. RIP.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972

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