Three cyclists hit during a race in Belluno, the woman says she was late for mass: the complaint

This morning at Belluno a serious problem occurred accident which involved three cyclists engaged in the Sporful Dolomiti Race. A woman, late for the mass Sunday, forced a road block and knocked over the three athletes, causing them multiple fractures. The episode sparked the anger of the organizers and a complaint is being considered.

The accident in Belluno

This morning at Rivamonte Agordinoin the province of Bellunoa accident involved Three cyclists who participated in the Sporful Dolomiti Race, the toughest cycling granfondo in Europe. A woman, late for the mass on Sunday, forced a road block set up for the safety of the race, hitting the three athletes.

Belluno: accident during a cycling race

L’accident it happened just before 8.30 am at the height of the blind curve of Forcella Franche.

The dynamics during the race

According to the testimonies of the volunteers present, the woman driving her car found herself in front of the roadblock where the men with shovels ordered her to stop. Her haste to get to her church led her to ignore her warnings and continue on, despite her obvious dangers. The organizers of the race reported that they tried in every way to stop her, but the woman did not listen to her reasons, declaring: “I am in delay to go to mass“.

The impact was inevitable: the three cyclistsa 46-year-old from Lucca, a 34-year-old from Rovereto and a 49-year-old from Ireland, were hit while traveling along the stretch of road.

Rescue for the three cyclists

Immediately after theaccidenthelp arrived promptly on the scene cyclists injured were transported to the Papa Luciani hospital in Agordo, where they were found multiple fractures. The organizers of the Sporful Dolomiti Race expressed their anger and frustration at the incident, underlining the futility of their efforts to stop the woman and prevent theaccident.

The local authorities are now reconstructing the dynamics of what happened and predicting complaints against the woman, who clearly violated the prohibitions and warnings present on site.