Michele Scarponi’s unusual training companion, a parrot, has clearly been missing the Italian cyclist after he died in a training crash in April.
Scarponi’s friend, Luis Angel Mate, has trained on the roads near Scarponi’s home town today and had company in the shape of Frankie.
Ci manca l’aquila ? #MicheleScarponi pic.twitter.com/LGQZCBuIxj
— Luis Ángel Maté (@luisangelmate) October 2, 2017
