Not sure if many of you have seen the news, but this morning, Wouter Weylandt died racing Stage 3 of the Giro. It's a sad day for professional racing.
Thoughts and prayers go to his family, teammates and fellow racers.
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05-09-2011, 09:41 AM #1
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RIP Wouter Weylandt
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05-09-2011, 10:23 AM #2
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Yeah, I saw that a few minutes ago. Very sad.
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05-09-2011, 10:27 AM #3
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I was just reading it moments ago. Very sad ....
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05-09-2011, 10:36 AM #4
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Just heard about it a couple of minutes ago. It is tragic. I'm always surprised that it doesn't happen more often.
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05-09-2011, 10:41 AM #5
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Oh, man. How awful.
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05-09-2011, 10:47 AM #6
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May he rest in peace. Very sad indeed.
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05-09-2011, 01:09 PM #7
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I just heard of this when I stopped by my LBS a little while ago. Very sad.
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05-09-2011, 01:22 PM #8
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From what the bike press is saying, he had a pedal strike a curb or short wall while descending at speed, and it was enough to knock him off the bike, apparently landing face-first to the pavement and tumbling for some 60 feet/20 meters. Skull fractures in the forehead, and traumatic brain injury.
He was wearing a helmet, but helmets aren't designed to take that much of an impact.
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05-09-2011, 01:40 PM #9
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Universal Sports has put up a video report in place of the Stage 3 recap
http://www.universalsports.com/video...giro+news+show
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05-09-2011, 03:22 PM #10
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My heart goes out to his family.
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05-09-2011, 06:31 PM #11
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Just heard. My sympathies to his team, friends and family.
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