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cartman

05-09-2011 09:09 PM

Sad day in pro cycling

26 year old Wouter Weylandt of Belgium died during a descent today in the Giro d'Italia. Evidently he was going between 40-50 mph and something happened which caused him to lose control and slam face first into a wall. They tried to keep him alive for 40 minutes, but were unable to do so. He leaves behind a girlfriend that is 5 months along.

Wouter Weylandt dies in Giro d'Italia crash - ESPN

SirFozzie

05-09-2011 09:12 PM

apparently they showed the crash live on universal sports.. eek.

MIJB#19

05-10-2011 11:10 AM

Breath taking mourning ride today.
:(

cartman

05-10-2011 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIJB#19 (Post 2467925)

Breath taking mourning ride today.
:(

Here's a shot of the finish line of today's stage:

The peloton let Weylandt's team, plus his best friend, finish the stage together.

cartman

05-10-2011 06:07 PM

And then, after today's stage, his teammates announced they were withdrawing from the Giro.

AFP: Tragedy-hit cycling team withdraws from Giro

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