A friend has left us after providing his final service for cyclists' safety. The Friulian Motorcycle Escort is mourning the sudden death of Fabrizio Buiatti, 66 years old, a member and reference point of the association, who fell victim to an illness after completing technical escort service for the Templars Granfondo, held in Pordenone.

"At the end of the race - recounts the president of the Friulian Motorcycle Escort Daniele Decorte - Fabrizio had gotten on his motorcycle when, having stopped with his colleagues along the road for a break, outside a public establishment on the banks of the Noncello, he was struck by a sudden illness that left him no chance."

His colleagues promptly alerted 112, and medical personnel quickly intervened and transported Buiatti to the nearby Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital in Pordenone, where, shortly after, despite the doctors' efforts, he passed away. Fabrizio Buiatti leaves behind his grieving wife Ornella, two children, and his colleagues from the Motorcycle Escort who were with their friend and colleague in his final moments.