Pro cyclist fined €4,000 for shooting minister's cat

Cyclist fined for killing San Marino minister's cat with air pressure

The Trek-Segafredo cycling team suspended the athlete Antonio Tiberi for 20 days without payment and will donate his salary to an animal protection organization.

Italian cyclist Antonio Tiberi fined after killing San Marino tourism minister's cat with air rifle

A court in San Marino has fined Italian professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi 4,000 euros (around $4,250) after he pleaded guilty to shooting a cat belonging to the tiny republic's minister of tourism, Federico Pedini Amati, a court spokesperson confirmed to CNN.

Professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi shot down a minister's cat

He was supposed to wonder if his air gun was working, so he targeted the head of a San Marino politician's cat.

Pro cyclist fined €4,000 for shooting minister's cat

A professional cyclist has been fined €4,000 for fatally shooting a minister's cat in San Marino, Italian media have reported, and his team have suspended him for 20 days without pay.

Cyclist Fined and Suspended After Shooting and Killing Cat

Things went horribly wrong when Antonio Tiberi of Trek-Segafredo was testing out his new air rifle.

Antonio Tiberi, the cyclist kills the San Marino minister's cat with an air gun: suspended and fined

Tiberi has most of the Italian hopes for the future in major stage races, but for now, it will have to miss important races such as the Laigueglia Trophy, the Tirreno-Adriatico and the Milan-Turin