Piero Gagni dies aged 70 after scooter accident

Piero Gagni, a former European Regularity champion and longtime Grand Prix mechanic, has died after remaining in a coma following a scooter incident on 25 October. He is survived by his twin sister Lucia and two other sisters.

Gagni began his career in Regularity riding, which is now known as Enduro. He became a factory rider in 1974 and went on to win two European titles, two Italian championships and six gold medals at the International Six Days. In 1975 he helped Italy win the Silver Vase at the Isle of Man Six Days.

After his riding career, Giacomo Agostini brought him into Grand Prix racing. Gagni worked at Yamaha alongside Fiorenzo Fanali, and Eddie Lawson later described the pair as the best mechanics he had ever worked with.