Cycling-Veteran Scarponi killed in road accident while training

ByReuters

Published 22/04/2017 at 09:00 GMT

April 22 (Reuters) - Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi has been killed in a road accident after being hit by a van while training close to his home in Filottrano, his Astana team said on Saturday.

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The 37-year-old finished the Tour of Alps on Friday and left home early on Saturday morning for a training ride where the accident occurred at a crossroads.

"We left a great champion and a special guy, always smiling in every situation, he was a real mile stone and a landmark for everyone in the Astana Pro Team," Astana said in a statement.

Scarponi is survived by his wife and two children. (Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)

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