A drama struck the world of cycling during the Italian race reserved for hopes, the Val d'Aosta Tour. The young Italian runner Samuele Priviterajust 19, died on Wednesday of a serious fall in descent. Faced with this tragedy, the organizers decided to cancel the 2nd stage of the event. The race will resume on Friday, under partially neutralized conditions. Team member Hagens Berman Jayco – the development team affiliated with Jayco simple – Privitera lost control of his bike in a descent. During his fall, his helmet came off, and he violently struck a barrier with his head. The emergency services quickly intervened and tried to revive him on the spot, before transporting him urgently to the hospital Auestine's paradeswhere his death was found.
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A terrible fall
The fall of Privitera also involved other runners, forced to abandon. Among them, the Dutchman Jurgen Zomermond team Development Picnic PostNLvictim of a broken collarbone. In total, seven runners have left the race, although we do not yet know if they have all been involved in the same fall.
Samuele Privitera was a very promising young hope for Italian cycling. Earlier this year, he had finished second in a stage of theIstrian Spring Tourand last year, as neo-professional, he had already won a third place from the stage to the Giro Next Gen. He was only nineteen years old.
