Alessandra_Cappellotto

Alessandra Cappellotto

Alessandra Cappellotto

Italian cyclist

Alessandra Cappellotto (born August 27, 1968) is a retired racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, and 2000. She won the world title in the women's individual road race at the 1997 UCI Road World Championships in San Sebastian, Spain. Valeria Cappellotto, who died in 2015, was her sister.

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She helped five Afghan cyclists to escape their country and settle in Italy, following the 2021 Taliban offensive.[1]

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    "The Afghan cyclists who fled to pursue their Olympic dreams". BBC. 13 August 2022.


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