Chiara Pierobon

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]

Chiara Pierobon
Personal information
Born(1993-01-21)21 January 1993
Mirano, Italy
Died1 August 2015(2015-08-01) (aged 22)
Ingolstadt, Germany
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team
2013–2015Top Girls Fassa Bortolo

See also

References
  1. "Chiara Pierobon ciclista morta in Germania". Venezia Today. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. "Ciclismo femminile: un malore si porta via Chiara Pierobon". oasport. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. "Chiara Pierobon". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. "Chiara Pierobon dies at 22 on eve of Women's World Cup race". Velo News. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. "Chiara Pierobon dies while travelling to the Sparkassen Giro". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. "Johansson wins Durango-Durango". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2022.


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