We met Antonello Della Corte, the communications manager of Team Mendelspeck E-work, the team with which Sara Piffer raced, the young woman from Trentino who died last January after being hit by a car while training.

"Sara is, and will forever remain, in our hearts," Della Corte explained to us. "To always carry her with us, we thought of this logo with a heart and Sara's name to put on our jerseys, which will remain there forever."

Today is a special day for women, not a celebration as many believe, but a day of remembrance and reflection for all women who are victims and who have fought to defend their rights. Sara was a happy girl and good at cycling, racing towards the life that should have given her so much. That was not the case, and Sara Piffer became one of those victims who left their life on the asphalt of the road.

"Today is March 8th, an important day for women: for us who have lost Sara and have a women's team, it has an even more important value. That's why we decided to debut today with the logo dedicated to Sara on our jerseys."

The young woman from Trentino had made her World Tour debut last year at Strade Bianche, and although it didn't go as she would have wanted, she wanted to return to these roads to do better. "I perfectly remember Sara's emotion when she participated in Strade Bianche last year. It was her first important race and her eyes were sparkling. Then in the end, it didn't go well and she was angry. I remember her words. She told me she was disappointed because she wanted to do well and that next time she would come to Siena to complete the race and fight at the front."

Sara Piffer will not be physically with her Mendelspeck E-work teammates on her bike today, but we all know that she will win today. "It would have been nice to have Sara with us today, but we all know that somehow she is here. We know that ideally, she will be the one to cross the finish line first in this race she loved so much. Sara will win the race today, and we will embrace her in our hearts after the finish line."