Wouter Weylandt died Monday during the final decent of stage 3 in the Giro d'Italia. Weylandt came off his bike during a descent near the finish of the 173km stage from Reggio Emilia to Rapallo. The fall left him unconscious with blood coming from his mouth and nose, and even though medics gave him cardiac massage at the scene, they were unsuccessful in their attempts to revive him.
Today, the fourth stage, 216km from Genova Quarto dei Mille to Livorno, will be preceded by a minute's silence. During the race all the riders will ride together at a steady pace, with the Leopard Trek team at the front. Organisers said there would be no music or festivities on the route and that the presentation ceremony would again not take place.
This death will surely give inspiration to all the Leopard Trek riders in this years cycling event. Maybe when the Shleck brother's have the clean sweep (7) at this years Tour de France they can dedicate their victory to Wouter!
(From right to left: Shleck, Shleck, DB)RIP Wouter, you will be missed!
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