Tragedy in San Teodoro, during an amateur cycling race as part of the GiroSardegna .

A 64-year-old cyclist, Rosario Poli , originally from Monza, under the Cus Pro Patria Milano team , died after being struck by an illness , while the race passed near Straulus, a hamlet of San Teodoro, when there were now few kilometers to the arrival in Budoni .

On the spot, after the alarm, the 118 rescuers and the carabinieri of the San Teodoro tenancy intervened.

Attempts to save man's life have unfortunately turned out to be in vain.

Following his death, the organizing committee of the competition published a post of condolence on Facebook, which reads: "GiroSardegna, with great emotion , announces that today, following an illness , a friend of ours passed away. cyclist.

Therefore, as a sign of mourning and participation in the pain of the family members , today's award ceremony is canceled.

The stage scheduled for tomorrow will be held respecting a minute's silence at the start.

The final awards ceremony, tomorrow at 3 pm, will take place in a sober way.

The whole organization of the GiroSardegna expresses its deepest condolences for what has happened and gathers around the family ".

"We extend the condolences of the whole community to the cyclist's family", commented the mayor of Budoni, Giuseppe Porcheddu . "His death - he adds - is a tragedy that affects us all , at a time when we were preparing for a return to normality after two years of suffering".

(Unioneonline / lf)

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