For years we marvelled at how old he was.
Now we can only reflect on how young he was.
From a perspective of Dante's Divina Commedia
IMO Davide will now be closer to Paradiso
having done much of his Purgatorio here on earth.
RIP Davide Rebellin
Yeah, it's a bit of a joke hearing all the higher ups from the Italian federation praising him now that he's dead, when he was considered a Pariah for at least a decade...You're right. Regardless of the mistakes he might have done, he was unfairly treated after his retrospective positive test on 2008.
He loved the bike and he was undoubtedly a gifted and hard-working rider.
Rest in Peace, Davide.
The contrast Basso and even Di Luca were welcomed back already made me angry when Rebellin was still alive. Especially that CCC was told to keep him out of their Giro d'Italia selection. Unfair. Stole him his well-deserved return to the highest level. Even though he still was a major contender at the Italian fall classics at CCC of course and even won Sabatini.Yeah, it's a bit of a joke hearing all the higher ups from the Italian federation praising him now that he's dead, when he was considered a Pariah for at least a decade...
The whole story is cruel, now that he had finally been able to let cycling go and had more time to spend with his wife his life ends.
RAI 3 just did a report on the evening news of Rebellini's tragic end, with footage of his bike still at the scene that was totally broken in half and utterly destroyed, nay mangled. which indicates that he was literally run over at high speed. The driver kept going! In a cruel coincidence it was Davide's brother that first discovered him dead.
Many motorists just don't care about cyclists and rather despise them.
PS. Over the years, in every interview, he really did seem like a kind soul, soft spoken to the point of melancholic, never angry, even during his dark moment. And I never heard a collegaue speak badly of him.
Also won Emilia in 2014 and still 11th on the gc in the Adriatica-Ionica race this year!The contrast Basso and even Di Luca were welcomed back already made me angry when Rebellin was still alive. Especially that CCC was told to keep him out of their Giro d'Italia selection. Unfair. Stole him his well-deserved return to the highest level. Even though he still was a major contender at the Italian fall classics at CCC of course and even won Sabatini.
His last victory remains the Tour of Iran stage win 5 years ago at the age of 46. One of the most prestigious races on the Asian calendar actually.
Rebellin already raced against Sean Kelly and still competed against Juan Ayuso!
Like the CN says; "Life on Two Wheels"Unbelievable he came top Ten in the 1992 Lombardia and still rode competitively in 2022. He rode almost my entire life
How TF is a guy like that still allowed to be on the road.According to Italian Media they caught the guy. A 62 year old German, already convicted once for fleeing/failure to render assistance after an incident and he also had already lost his driving license back in 2014 because of drunk driving, both times in Italy. Apparently he stopped after the crash to check the damage on his truck and to take a look at the victim before driving away...
Source: https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2...invstitore-377186763/?ref=RHLF-BG-I0-P1-S1-T1
Yeah, it's messed up.How TF is a guy like that still allowed to be on the road.
This would suggest a penalty equivalent to his cumulative lack of regard for humanity.How TF is a guy like that still allowed to be on the road.
Scum like that shouldn't even be allowed within 50 meters of a road. If I were in charge 2 major offenses like that would be punishable by life-in-prison. Your not only endagering your own (in his case worhtless) life. But you're driving around in a X-ton killing machine with which you already proved yourself you're incapable to be trusted with.Seems to be a driver from a company from Recke, in Western Germany. There really are companies in and around Recke, specialized on transports to Italy and Berlin. Apparently one of their drivers, aged 62, was involved in Davide Rebellin’s fatal accident.
He didn‘t get arrested (yet), apparently no crime under German law.
The driver possibly fled an accident in 2001, and drove under alcohol in 2014. Both in Italy. On Wednesday, it seems possible that he got out of the truck cabin, checked the truck and Rebellin‘s bike and Rebellin‘s body (unclear if he was still alive), and drove away with his truck, without helping Rebellin.
Well, that‘s it for the moment. I‘m a bit speechless…
Scum like that shouldn't even be allowed within 50 meters of a road. If I were in charge 2 major offenses like that would be punishable by life-in-prison. Your not only endagering your own (in his case worhtless) life. But you're driving around in a X-ton killing machine with which you already proved yourself you're incapable to be trusted with.
A chair, a tree and a noose would be too kind.
It's a twisted irony of life, that many show the most respect to people not until after they're dead.Yeah, it's a bit of a joke hearing all the higher ups from the Italian federation praising him now that he's dead, when he was considered a Pariah for at least a decade...
The whole story is cruel, now that he had finally been able to let cycling go and had more time to spend with his wife his life ends.
Can only give armschair psychologists reasonHow TF is a guy like that still allowed to be on the road.