R.I.P. Scarponi Michele

Scarponi at the 2014 Tour de San Luis
Personal information
Full name	Michele Scarponi
Nickname	L'Aquila di Filottrano[1] English: The Eagle of Filottrano
Born	(1979-09-25)25 September 1979 Jesi, Italy
Died	22 April 2017(2017-04-22) (aged 37) Filottrano, Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Climber
Amateur team(s)
1988–1997	Pieralisi
1998–2000	Zalf Euromobil Fior
2001	Site–Frezza
Professional team(s)
2002	Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo
2003–2004	Domina Vacanze
2005–2006	Liberty Seguros–Würth
2007	Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
2008–2010	Diquigiovanni–Androni
2011–2013	Lampre–ISD
2014–2017	Astana[2]

Michele Scarponi (25 September 1979 − 22 April 2017) was an Italian road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2017 for the Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo, Domina Vacanze, Würth, Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo, Androni Giocattoli, Lampre–Merida and Astana teams. He was declared the winner of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.