Road tragedy during the 61st Gran Premio Calzifici e Calzaturifici Stabbiesi-Memorial Antonj Orsani, valid for the junior provincial championship, organized in Stabbia by the local sports group with 100 athletes from 21 teams. The race, scheduled on a 14.5 km circuit to be repeated 8 times and officially started by Stabbia's mayor Simona Rossetti, had reached kilometer 47 and was completing its fourth lap of the climb from Lazzeretto to Cerreto Guidi.

The group was traveling compactly when a terrible head-on collision occurred at one of the first curves between a motorcycle escort from the technical support following the race, belonging to the Pistoia Motorcycle Group, driven by P.P., 66 years old, from Biscolla di Montecatini Terme, and a van coming from the opposite direction. A tremendous crash with the motorcyclist's conditions appearing immediately serious. Thanks to the prompt intervention of the doctor accompanying the cycling race, the defibrillator available in the medical vehicle was used and the motorcyclist initially recovered. An air ambulance was then requested, the motorcyclist was stabilized and transported in red code to Florence's Careggi Hospital, but unfortunately, he passed away during transport.

The deceased escort was a cycling enthusiast who had been performing this type of service during races for a long time. Moreover, in Stabbia, where the race started, his wife was present. He had two daughters, was a volunteer at the annual village festival in Croci, beloved by everyone, always available and smiling.

The race was naturally suspended, and it should be added that the G.S. Stabbia Cycling organization had provided all services comprehensively for this classic race being run for the sixty-first time. In addition to all service vehicles, two municipal police motorcyclists and a provincial police car were escorting at the beginning of the race. P.P.'s death caused deep sorrow not only among the sports enthusiasts present in Stabbia but throughout Tuscan cycling. He was a well-known and appreciated professional who had recently retired, loved following races and performing his work, with cycling being his passion.