- January 11, 2005 in Kiffa

Kiffa

Kiffa is a city and department in south-central Mauritania. Kiffa is capital of Assaba Region. It is located at around .It is famous for its antique Kiffa beads....

, Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...

) was an Italian

Italy

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 off road

Off Road

Off Road may refer to:*Super Off Road, 1989 arcade game released by Leland Corporation*Off Road Challenge, 1998 console game released by Nintendo*Ford Racing: Off Road, 2008 video game published by Empire Interactive...

 and Rallying

Rallying

Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...

 motorcycle

Motorcycle

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 racer. He was a member of the KTM

KTM

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 Factory Team.

He won at the Dakar Rally in 2001 and 2002.

He died of a heart attack after a crash on 11 January 2005 on the 11th stage of the 2005 Dakar Rally. Since the competitors did not want to continue racing the next day, the 12th stage of the rally was cancelled for all motorcycles in honor of Meoni.

External links

• fabriziomeoni.it Official Website