Italian professional cyclist uses bike for medical deliveries

Professional cyclist Davide Martinelli is using his bike to help deliver medicine to elderly residents and others in need during the coronavirus pandemic

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Fri., April 17, 2020

In this image taken on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Italian professional cyclist Davide Martinelli, trains at home in Lodetto, near Brescia, Northern Italy. There are no fans lining the road. No teammates providing support. And no race to win. Professional cyclist Davide Martinelli has achieved a moral victory, though, by using his bike to help deliver medicine to elderly residents of his hometown in northern Italy during the coronavirus pandemic.

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In this image taken on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Italian professional cyclist Davide Martinelli, collects medicine at a pharmacy to be delivered to residents in Rovato, near Brescia, Northern Italy. There are no fans lining the road. No teammates providing support. And no race to win. Professional cyclist Davide Martinelli has achieved a moral victory, though, by using his bike to help deliver medicine to elderly residents of his hometown in northern Italy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
In this image taken on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Italian professional cyclist Davide Martinelli, rides his bike to deliver medicine to residents in Lodetto, near Brescia, Northern Italy. There are no fans lining the road. No teammates providing support. And no race to win. Professional cyclist Davide Martinelli has achieved a moral victory, though, by using his bike to help deliver medicine to elderly residents of his hometown in northern Italy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
In this image taken on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Italian professional cyclist Davide Martinelli, delivers medicine to Cristina, an elderly resident, in Lodetto, near Brescia, Northern Italy. There are no fans lining the road. No teammates providing support. And no race to win. Professional cyclist Davide Martinelli has achieved a moral victory, though, by using his bike to help deliver medicine to elderly residents of his hometown in northern Italy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
In this image taken on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Italian professional cyclist Davide Martinelli, right, waves to his father Giuseppe, as he leaves his home with his bike to deliver medicine to residents in Lodetto, near Brescia, Northern Italy. There are no fans lining the road. No teammates providing support. And no race to win. Professional cyclist Davide Martinelli has achieved a moral victory, though, by using his bike to help deliver medicine to elderly residents of his hometown in northern Italy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Luca Bruno Associated Press