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Cycling. former Italian champion Davide Rebellin died in a bicycle accident

rebellion. His name is attached in 1990-2000. GM, Polti, La Française des Jeux, Liquigas and Gerolsteiner made the little Italian one of the stars of the peloton. David Rebellin capped off an incredible spring in 2004, winning the Amstel Gold, Flèche Wallonne (a race he won three times) and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. His prize list also includes Paris-Nice (2008) and Clasica San Sebastián (1997).

His career was also marred by doping. A silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she had to return her medal after testing positive for Cera. He was suspended for two years. “ A highly controversial case for which he was acquitted by the Court of Padua seven years later; he has always maintained his innocence. “, – remembers La Gazzetta dello Sport. “It bothered me a lot during my trip.“, he explained to AFP in 2016. After the suspension, I started again in small teams, because I was closed everywhere, especially in big teams.

The Italian (51) then had the pleasure of extending his long career (1992-2022, ie… 30 seasons) to this season in the colors of Italian Work Service Vitalcare Vega after playing for the Serbian teams. , Algeria-Belgium, Kuwait. or Polish. “My bike is pure passion”he summed up a day in La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Mowed down the truck on a training ride

On Wednesday, he was hit by a truck during a training trip. “According to the first reconstruction reported by Il Gazzettino, a truck exiting a nearby highway ramp hit and overturned a man on a bicycle, who died instantly.” Il Messagero reports. The driver reportedly ran away.

Another road tragedy La Gazzetta dellop Sport emphasizes. Italian Michele Scarponi, winner of the 2011 Tour of Italy, died in 2017 after being hit by a van during a training ride.

My condolences to the family and friends of David Rebelin, a colleague and competitor for so many years – quickly responded Alejandro Valverde.

Source: Le Figaro

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