Former Giro winner Scarponi dies after collision with van
MILAN — Michele Scarponi, who won the Giro d’Italia in 2011, died after a collision with a van while training on Saturday. He was 37.
Scarponi was training near his home of Filottrano, near Ancona, when he was hit by a van at a crossroad, Team Astana said.
According to Italian media reports, the Astana cyclist died on the spot and was unable to be revived by emergency services which arrived promptly.
Team Astana called it “a tragedy too big to be written” in a statement.