Sara Piffer, a 19-year-old Italian cyclist with the Continental team Mendelspeck, tragically lost her life during a training ride on Friday morning in the northern Trentino region. Reports indicate that she was struck by a vehicle.
The accident occurred on a minor road between Mezzocorona and Mezzolombardo. Despite immediate efforts to save her, including airlifting her to a hospital, she succumbed to her injuries.
Piffer’s brother, an amateur cyclist training alongside her, was also involved in the incident but sustained only minor injuries, according to Italian news outlets.
An initial investigation, as reported by Gazzetta dello Sport, suggests the collision occurred when a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction attempted to overtake another car, striking Piffer in the process.
Piffer was in her second season with the Mendelspeck team. Among her notable achievements in 2024 were a victory in the U23 Giornata Nazionale Rosa – GP Città di Corridonia – Trofeo Impresa Edile Fiorelli, a second-place finish in the Cronoscalata Festa dell’Uva uphill time trial, and fourth place in a team time trial at the Italian Nationals.
In 2023, she finished sixth in the Italian National Championships junior time trial and eighth in the junior road race. A talented track cyclist as well, she secured second place in the Madison at the 2021 Italian Nationals, as noted by Tuttobiciweb.
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