Hope whoever has taken a bad one on the giro is OK.

RIP

totally numb. RIP

Very sad. RIP.

Bloody hell, not good at all

Does anyone know what happened? Didn’t seem to be other riders involved?

Clipped wheel or something on the descent, was going a fair rate of knots.

It’s been a bad weekend for cycling. Someone died in a Sportive on Sunday, there was a 4X rider very badly injured at Penshurst on Sunday (currently on life support), there was a mass pile up in a road race when a car ignored the requests of the marshals and drove through the finish line straight into a bunch of sprinting cyclists. And then drove off.

Just so sad. 🙁

Can people please refrain from posting RIP until definite news has been published rather that speculation.

Ah – that’s bad news indeed.

It’s been reported that he has died, it’s on the news now

SBZ – Posted on Eurosport website now – http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/09052011/58/giro-d-italia-weylandt-dies-giro-crash.html

So sad 🙁

I hope the news I’ve just read is wrong.

If not:

gazzetta,it is reporting that he has died.

terrible news

Interestingly he won the 3rd stage last year

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/05/news/wouter-weylandts-wins-stage-3-alexander-vinokourov-leads-giro_115497

Terrifying how these things happen.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/weylandt-dies-in-giro-ditalia-crash

RIP Wouter

Just been confirmed on Sky news.

RIP.

RIP. Very sad news.

Tragic.

Very sad news that he’s died.

Reported in the Guardian – http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/may/09/wouter-weylandt-giro-ditalia

Raise a glass tonight everyone. I know I will be.

BBC reporting now he was pronounced dead at the hospital……
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cycling/13333589.stm

Awful news. Deepest sympathy to his family, team and friends. RIP

Rip .

RIP

sad day indeed.

RIP

wikipedia updated already 🙁 very sad.

There are reports his wife is pregnant, how sad 🙁

RIP

Raise a glass +1

That is awful. RIP.

We forget at times how dangerous this sport can be.

Not good.

RIP

RIP.. very sad day indeed

oh dear 🙁

Blimey, thoughts are with his family loved ones and friends.

:/

RIP thoughts with everyone.

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i really wish i hadn’t looked for that on youtube. there really is a lot of blood.

I have no deisre to rewind the TV, it didn’t look pleasant.

Yes, I had no desire to rewind the TV either. It looked very serious even from the glimpse that the moto camera got. Youtube should really take the clip off in respect for his family.

RIP.

Tragic news.
R.I.P.

Reported on BBC news just now. I had been looking forward to watching the highlights later this evening and avoiding this thread thinking it would be a spoiler. Shocking news, takesthe wind out of your sails. RIP.

very sad, watched the clip earlier and you could see there would only be one outcome, thoughts go out to his family and friends,

Tonight I also raise a glass to Wounter Weylandts. RIP.

Poor poor chap. RIP.

This is so sad.

Brings back the awful memories of Fabio Casartelli’s death