Azi e o zi neagra pentru motociclisti si fanii Dakar: a murit Fabrizio Meoni.

RIP :blink:

 

Citat Eurosport:

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Fabrizio Meoni dies of heart attack

Fabrizio Meoni has died of a heart attack on stage 11 of the Dakar rally. Medics arrived on the scene within minutes, but the Italian died at the scene. The 47-year-old KTM rider was running second overall in the motorcycle category. Meoni won the Dakar rally twice, in 2001 and 2002.

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Race director Etienne Lavigne said: "He fell after checkpoint two at 10:15 (local time, 11:15CET). We sent a helicopter, which arrived at 10:36. His heart had stopped when we found him. Unfortunately, 45 minutes of resuscitation could not restart it."

 

He added: "We loved him deeply, it was someone who had had a big impact on the Dakar. He was a great guy, who loved a laugh. We're deeply saddened by this news."

 

Meoni - who becomes the 22nd person to be killed in the race's 27-year history - was married with two children, and had announced at the start line in Barcelona that this would be his last Dakar rally.

 

His death comes only a day after moto amateur Manuel Perez died following a fall on Stage 7.

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Toate astea vin dupa ce Perez a murit acum cateva zile si dupa ce in Septembrie in Raliul Faraonilor a murit alta legenda: Richard Sainct.