Terrible. He’d just been named Astana leader for the Giro too. Astana is having a rough year, though this is obviously incomparable to bad racing results.
Supposedly hit by a truck, a vehicle that accounts for more than its fair share of cyclist kills.
Hopefully, someone will merge the multiple threads.
For me what makes this tragedy even more shocking is the immediacy, given that little more than fifteen hours ago, he was upbeat at interview, chatting about attacking on Monte Bondone, because he was feeling good.
Then true to his word, he did and ended the race, rolling over the line, just behind Geraint.
It's left me with a very similar feeling upon waking up on that fateful, Valentine's day, back in 2004.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
This morning was the first chance my wife and I have had to leave the kids behind and get out on bikes together (I've convinced her to get a bike at last), and it was beautiful. The woods were full of birdsong, and apart from a couple of dog-walkers and a horse-rider we had the forest to ourselves. At one point we came out into bright sunlight and a view right across the woods, and the moment was in no way ruined by my wife immediately dropping the f-bomb with surprise and pleasure.
Coming back to this reminds me to never take those moments for granted. So, so sorry for his family, and hope the tributes from so many of his peers at least provide a little comfort.
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Supposedly hit by a truck, a vehicle that accounts for more than its fair share of cyclist kills.
That is dreadful.
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My Dad's old racer
Trek Marlin 29er 2012
Always enjoyed watching him slogging up giro climbs with his shades stuck on the front of his helmet.
For me what makes this tragedy even more shocking is the immediacy, given that little more than fifteen hours ago, he was upbeat at interview, chatting about attacking on Monte Bondone, because he was feeling good.
Then true to his word, he did and ended the race, rolling over the line, just behind Geraint.
It's left me with a very similar feeling upon waking up on that fateful, Valentine's day, back in 2004.
RIP
Scarponi to @Gazzetta_it in 2012: 'Some mornings I get lazy, struggle to get up & dressed. But once I'm on my bike, life feels light again.'
Coming back to this reminds me to never take those moments for granted. So, so sorry for his family, and hope the tributes from so many of his peers at least provide a little comfort.
Bianchi Impulso
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“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. “ ~H.G. Wells
Edit - "Unless it's a BMX"
I'm just quoting the first bit, because I thought maybe you might want to reconsider the rest.