Sara Piffer, an Italian racer with Continental team Mendelspeck, has died during a training ride on Friday morning in the northern Trentino region of her country when she was reportedly hit by the driver of a vehicle. She was 19.
Piffer was training on a minor road between the localities of Mezzocorona and Mezzolombardo when the incident happened. Attempts were made to save her life on the spot and she was subsequently evacuated by a hospital helicopter, but it was to no avail.
