Italian Junior rider dies in truck accident

Simone Soriga, a Junior rider for TrissaTeam, died in Bergamo, Italy, today after getting run over by a truck. According to Italian website tuttobiciweb.com, Soriga was out training when the accident occurred, and although he was immediately taken to hospital, the 17 year-old died soon after. Soriga was born on the 21st of September 1987 in San Gavino on the island of Sardinia. Our thoughts and feelings are with his family.