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'''Fabrizio Meoni''' ([[December 31]] [[1957]] in [[Castiglion Fiorentino]], [[Italy]] - [[January 11]] [[2005]] in [[Kiffa]], [[Mauritania]])<ref>http://www.fabriziomeoni.it Fabrizio Meoni official homepage</ref> was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[off road]] and [[Rallying]] [[motorcycle]] racer. He was a member of the [[KTM]] Factory Team.
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'''Fabrizio Meoni''' ([[December 31]] [[1957]] in [[Castiglion Fiorentino]], [[Italy]] - [[January 11]] [[2005]] in [[Kiffa]], [[Mauritania]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[off road]] and [[Rallying]] [[motorcycle]] racer. He was a member of the [[KTM]] Factory Team.


He won at the [[Paris Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] in [[2001]] and [[2002]].
He won at the [[Paris Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] in [[2001]] and [[2002]].


He died of a [[heart attack]] after a crash on [[11 January]] [[2005]] on the 11th stage of the 2005 [[Paris Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]]<ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/11/motorsport.death/index.html CNN Sports</ref>. Since the competitors did not want to continue racing the next day, the 12th stage of the rally was cancelled for all motorcycles in honor of Meoni.
He died of a [[heart attack]] after a crash on [[11 January]] [[2005]] on the 11th stage of the 2005 [[Paris Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]]<ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/11/motorsport.death/index.html Rider Meoni killed on Dakar Rally ''CNN Sport'' [[January 12]] [[2005]]</ref>. Since the competitors did not want to continue racing the next day, the 12th stage of the rally was cancelled for all motorcycles in honor of Meoni.


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Revision as of 17:42, 7 January 2008

Fabrizio Meoni (December 31 1957 in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy - January 11 2005 in Kiffa, Mauritania)[1] was an Italian off road and Rallying motorcycle racer. He was a member of the KTM Factory Team.

He won at the Dakar Rally in 2001 and 2002.

He died of a heart attack after a crash on 11 January 2005 on the 11th stage of the 2005 Dakar Rally[2]. Since the competitors did not want to continue racing the next day, the 12th stage of the rally was cancelled for all motorcycles in honor of Meoni.

References

  1. ^ http://www.fabriziomeoni.it Fabrizio Meoni official homepage
  2. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/11/motorsport.death/index.html Rider Meoni killed on Dakar Rally CNN Sport January 12 2005