Friday, 13 May 2011

10 - Giro d'Italia accident

Post no. 10 here: sorry if you have already read this, but i thought i would post it anyway
Some sad news here Wouter Weylandt has been in a terrible accident on stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia.

The Belgian rider was racing down a steep descent, where he fell down 25 meters and reports say he died instantly. His team Leopark-Trek have pulled out of the Giro d'Italia, with team captain saying 'We cannot continue after these circumstances'

The Peloton had agreed not to race stage 4 competitively as a sign or respect to Wouter, when the they were approaching the finish line race leader David Millar signaled for team Leopark-Trek to the front and the team linked arms and crossed the line together.

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Team Leopark-Trek an emotional stage 4.

The Peloton also agreed to give all stage earnings to Wouter's wife, who is also due to give birth to their 1st child in September. This was a beautiful gesture to Wouter and the people who care about him, and all our thoughts are with his family.

Time to end on a good note, with
Joke of the Day:
Q.  What did the dog say when he sat on the sand paper?
A. Ruff.
Posted by phosports at 15:56

33 comments:

  1. Uoyonss12 May 2011 at 00:05

    agreed

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  2. Intraman12 May 2011 at 00:10

    oh i read about that, pretty sad news :(

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  3. ryelz12 May 2011 at 00:54

    very sad time for cycling

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  4. //Love12 May 2011 at 01:04

    It's always sad when someone dies.

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  5. Alex12 May 2011 at 01:18

    whoa, that sucks

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  6. Mook12 May 2011 at 01:25

    Wow that's too bad, anyway nice gesture for her wife.

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  7. VenomForMasses12 May 2011 at 04:05

    wot, that's just horrible. didn't know cycling was more dangerous then luge. also joke xD

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  8. Bremsy12 May 2011 at 04:07

    haha that joke was sp simple yet so funny :]

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  9. JCF12 May 2011 at 04:16

    cycling is very dangerous fellas.

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  10. rakoth12 May 2011 at 04:16

    That's so sad, RIP :(

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  11. H4Gx12 May 2011 at 04:26

    nice post, rly like it, will follow your blog :)

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  12. Triper12 May 2011 at 04:42

    Ehhh bad news, watch out my friends.

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  13. Anonymous12 May 2011 at 04:46

    Saw it on the news, very sad :( I like the gesture they made though for him...

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  14. Raizoo12 May 2011 at 05:11

    As a Belgian i'm really sad to read this...

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  15. 12 May 2011 at 05:14

    wow... tragic story

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  16. DubbaDeeDoo12 May 2011 at 05:15

    Such a tragic loss...

    May you rest in peace, Wouter Weylandt, and may your family remain strong in this time of grief.

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  17. Nom de Plume12 May 2011 at 05:15

    Aw man that's tragic! :(

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  18. Larry12 May 2011 at 05:16

    Good to see people caring for others.

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  19. kobosei12 May 2011 at 05:21

    Damn that is sad... Making me scared to ride a bike again.

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  20. CPH12 May 2011 at 05:31

    This is really sad.

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  21. William Main12 May 2011 at 05:56

    That gave me chills. It's nice to see things like that happen in response to such tragedies.

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  22. STRAFOR12 May 2011 at 06:05

    glad to see gestures like this

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  23. RageCompeX12 May 2011 at 06:17

    the only thing I dont like is that man shaving there legs :P

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  24. Tom369312 May 2011 at 06:24

    Thats so sad. Good to see them showing him the respect he deserves.

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  25. Unknown12 May 2011 at 08:03

    Such a stupid tragedy :(

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  26. BigSkull12 May 2011 at 09:12

    nice pic

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  27. Anonymous13 May 2011 at 16:14

    I'm sorry to hear the terrible tragedy but at least the family is getting support. Following.

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  28. JoelRiter13 May 2011 at 16:16

    Oh well, you know the dangers when you get into something like that. Following

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  29. gonblater13 May 2011 at 16:19

    That sucks, biking is so fun but i don't think of the people that do legit biking. I am really sorry for Wouter Weylandt.

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  30. Zach13 May 2011 at 16:39

    Wow, that really is awful

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  31. Anonymous13 May 2011 at 17:29

    that's really sad. ruff.

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  32. Unknown13 May 2011 at 17:52

    sad to hear about him

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  33. HuntStuffs13 May 2011 at 18:14

    Wow, that's too bad.

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