Samuele Privitera (4 October 2005 â 16 July 2025) was an Italian road cyclist. He competed in the under-23 category and rode for the UCI Continental development team .
Privitera was born in Imperia, Italy on 4 October 2005. He began cycling competitively at a young age and progressed quickly through the junior ranks. By 2024, he had joined the development squad of Hagens Berman Jayco, a feeder team for UCI WorldTeam Team JaycoâÂÂAlUla.
Privitera achieved notable results in the under-23 circuit, including a top-three finish in a stage of the 2024 Giro Next Gen, and participation in professional-level races such as the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali with his development team.
On 15 July 2025, during the first stage of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta, Privitera crashed while descending at high speed (approximately 70 km/h) in the town of Pontey, in the Aosta Valley. According to the Norwegian tabloid newspaper Verdens Gang, he struck a bump or road irregularity, lost his helmet, and crashed into a metal fence. He suffered severe head trauma and went into cardiac arrest.
He was resuscitated on-site and transferred to Umberto Parini Hospital in Aosta, where he died the following day, 16 July 2025, at the age of 19.