Personal information | |
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Born | Mirano, Italy | 21 January 1993
Died | 1 August 2015 Ingolstadt, Germany | (aged 22)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team | |
2013–2015 | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo |
Chiara Pierobon (21 January 1993 – 1 August 2015)[1][2] was an Italian professional racing cyclist.[3] She died from a suspected pulmonary embolism.[4] Pierobon was travelling with her team Top Girls Fassa Bortolo to the Sparkassen Giro in Germany when she fell ill.[5] Prior to her death during the 2015 season, she came in seventh at the Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol and ninth at the Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria.[6]