Professional Cyclist Uses His Bike to Deliver Medicine

Italian professional cyclist Davide Martinelli is using his bicycle to help deliver medicine during the coronavirus pandemic.

The service helps older people and others in Lodetto, Martinelli's hometown in the Lombardy area of northern Italy. The village does not have a drug store or a supermarket.

Martinelli makes a daily trip to the nearby town of Rovato to get supplies.

He told The Associated Press, "I've got a bike and two legs in pretty good form, so riding 10 kilometers a day is no big deal. I wanted to help the people who always support me during the season. It's time to give back to them."

Martinelli joined a Facebook group called "Lodetto Solidale" where those in need can place their requests online, by phone or message.

Martinelli receives his orders each night and plans out a path for the following day.

He said, "I go to the pharmacy and when I arrive outside I put on gloves and a mask. If I go for three or four people, there's less risk of contagion."

新闻来源：AP