Through Twitter, Luis Ángel Maté made an emotional video in tribute to Michele Scarponi, an Italian cyclist who died in a car accident last April.
In the footage, Maté is seen with Frankje, the parrot with whom he used to practice with Scarponi in each of their training sessions. In the description, the cyclist wrote the following: "We miss the eagle."
We miss the eagle 🦅 #MicheleScarponi
October 2, 2017
During his cycling career, Scarponi used to post videos of his training sessions with Frankje the parrot, who would sometimes fly alongside him or on his back.