MAURITANIA: MOTOR RALLYING - ITALIAN MOTOR CYCLIST FABRIZIO MEONI DIES OF A HEART ATTACK AFTER CRASHING DURING THE ELEVENTH STAGE OF THE DAKAR RALLY.

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  • Title: MAURITANIA: MOTOR RALLYING - ITALIAN MOTOR CYCLIST FABRIZIO MEONI DIES OF A HEART ATTACK AFTER CRASHING DURING THE ELEVENTH STAGE OF THE DAKAR RALLY.
  • Date: 11th January 2005
  • Summary: MAURITANIA ( FILE) 1. FILE OF MEONI RACING DURING THIS YEAR'S RALLY MAURITANIA (JANUARY 11, 2005) 2. JOUNALISTS AND TEAMMATES LOOKING STUNNED AT BASE CAMP 3. (SOUNDBITE) (French) HEAD OF TELEFONICA DAKAR RALLY ORGANISATION ETIENNE LAVIGNE SAYS : " We have been informed of Fabrizio Meoni's death this morning, after he crashed. Despite the doctor's efforts to revive him, there was nothing they could do. Fabrizio left us this morning." 4. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TEAM MANAGER OF KTM REPSOLTEAM JORDI ARCARONS SAYS : "It's difficult to accept what has happened... I believe it's not just bad luck... There is something... Richard (Sainct) yesterday, "Carni" (Jos Manuel Perez), today Fabrizio. There is something else than bad luck. The rally is very dangerous, when i was a rider, as I left my home, I thought : Will I return in 15 days? I never said that to my family, but I was aware of the danger and the risks. When you are in the rally, you never think of the danger, you think you are the fastest and the best." 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) GAZZETTO DELLO SPORT JOURNALIST PAOLO IANERI SAYS : "It's very difficult to talk about Fabrizio. He was a very modest person, with a very big heart, talented rider. He loved Africa because he said that Africa gave him a great deal in return.. He felt he could give even more to Africa., he was the major force, with his home town Castiglion, Fiorentino, Italy (Firenze), to build a scholl in Dakar... It was a project that was made at the beginning for few children, but then he realised that these people needed more help because they have much less than we have." VARIOUS FILE 6. MEONI COMPETING IN 1995 7. MEONI COMPETING IN 1996 8. MEONI IN 1998 DAKAR, IN WHICH HE FINISHED THIRDl 9. MEONI IN 2000 10. MEONI THE OVERALL WINNER IN 2001 11. MEONI THE OVERALL WINNER IN 2002 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: MAURITANIA
  • Country: Mauritania
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