Alessandro De Marchi makes emotional plea to dangerous drivers after near-miss during traning ride

The CCC rider recounted a close call while he was out on home roads in northern Italy

Alessandro De Marchi (Instagram/Getty)

Alessandro De Marchi has issued a plea to drivers to take care when passing cyclists after he had a near miss during a training ride.

The CCC rider was out on home roads in Buja, northern Italy, when he was involved in a verbal confrontation with a driver after he passed De Marchi at three times his own speed, the Italian estimates.

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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).

I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers m