Tour de France pauses for Privitera, who died after Italy crash | Cycling News

Tour de France pays respects to 19-year-old cyclist who died after a crash in Italy.

Tour de France riders applauded for a minute before the 12th stage of their race today in memory of Samuele Privitera, a 19-year-old Italian cyclist who died after a crash while racing in Italy.

Privitera crashed in the first stage of the Tour of Valle D’Aosta in the northwestern municipality of Pontey on Wednesday.

Race organisers said the circumstances of the accident were “still unclear and are being…