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a la izquierda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 08:06 PM
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Wouter Welandt dies after stage 3 crash at the Giro d'Italia
The Italian news agency RAI is reporting that Leopard-Trek’s Wouter Weylandt died after crashing out of the Giro d’Italia Monday.


His heart has stopped beating,” announced RAI’s head of sport Auro Bulbarelli.

Weylandt, 26, was left bloodied and unconscious and requiring a cardiac massage after a crash that occurred on the descent of the Bocco mountain pass around 25km from the finish line.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/weylandt-dies-after-giro-crash_171955





Rip, Wouter. What a horrific tragedy.
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dhill926 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 08:57 PM
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1. horrible......
those downhill segments always scare the shit out of me....
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a la izquierda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-11 09:01 PM
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2. Yeah, I didn't watch the stage this morning...
and now I'm kind of glad!
Poor guy, and I feel terrible for his pregnant wife. :(
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 10:29 AM
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3. This is awful...
Those are scary rides, and I have to say it's sort of surprising this doesn't happen more often. RIP.
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