Giulio Pellizzari, heartfelt tribute to Michele Scarponi
Giulio Pellizzari honors the memory of Michele Scarponi
In the course of the preparation for the Under 23 lunea test at the World Championships in Zurich, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 27, one of the athletes who will wear the jersey of Italy, Giulio Pellizzari, decided to visit the monument dedicated to Michele Scarponi, in Canossa, paying tribute to the memory of the champion who died tragically in 2017.
"I decided to stop here to pay tribute to a landmark in my cycling career, as well as to a Marche man like me&#quot; said the 20-year-old rider who, outside the context of the national teams, rides for Bardiani-CSF Faizanè and who this season won the youth classification of the Tour of Slovenia.
"I hope the message about the importance of road safety continues to spread,” the young cyclist added, “and I take this opportunity to urge everyone to support the Michele Scarponi Foundation, which deals with exactly this. And I hope this gesture will bring me good luck for the online test in Zurich".
Michele Scarponi, one of the most appreciated cyclists of his generation, won the 2011 Giro d'Italia after Alberto Contador's disqualification decreed by the UCI and confirmed by TAS in Lausanne. His name è in the roll of honor of other major races as well, such as the Tirreno-Adriatico (won in 2009). He was Vincenzo Nibali’s domestique and was instrumental in helping him win the 2014 and 2016 editions of the Tour de France. He diedì from the consequences of a training accident in his Filottrano, on April 22, 2017.
