The accident occurred on Regional Route 11, in Montebello Vicentino, when a truck hit his bicycle. The perpetrator of the accident is being investigated.
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Former cycling champion Davide Rebellin, 51, has left the EPIC Gran Canaria family orphaned, a sporting event in the south of the island in which he never failed. The Italian was one of the first to bet on this event, as a special guest since its first edition in 2018. He had recently confirmed his participation in the 2023 edition, which will be held next February.
Today, the cycling world has lost a warrior, after a traffic accident while training on his bicycle.
According to Italian newspapers, the events occurred shortly before noon along Regionale 11, in Montebello Vicentino. Rebellin was hit by a truck, which did not stop. The carabinieri are investigating the identity of the driver of this heavy vehicle.
A month ago, the last race and the announcement of the withdrawal
Davide Rebellin had run his last race a little over a month ago, on October 16, the Veneto Classic, at “home”. With this, he had ended a career that had made him one of the oldest professional cyclists in the world.
It was at the end of that career, when Davide Rebellin, born on August 9, 1971 in San Bonifacio (Verona) but raised and living in Madonna di Lonigo (Vicenza), announced his retirement although every day, as happened today, he continued doing kilometers by bicycle.
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Davide Rebellin, his career
Davide Rebellin won the First Pro Ride on August 5, 1992, four days before his 21st birthday and until his last race, on October 16, 2022 at the age of 51 in the Veneto Classic, he dedicated his life to cycling.
The Italian accumulated 70 victories, a rainbow jersey as a junior in the 70 kilometers in 1989, 6 days with the pink jersey in the 1996 Giro, two participations in the Olympic Games, and even a period as world number one.
Davide Rebellin had ended his professional career after 30 seasons and assured that he would continue "riding a bicycle" and that his passion would accompany him: "It won't change much for me, I simply won't put the same intensity in training, but I will always ride a bicycle ", noted Italian media.
