Opinion: Riccò the perfect pariah

Riccardo Riccò awaits the start of the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise.

Riccardo Riccò awaits the start of the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

If anything good has come out of Riccardo Riccò's near-death experience on Sunday, it's that he should at least now know the difference between being laughed at and laughed with.