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Ten years on, Wouter Weylandt lives in memory – CyclingTips
A decade to the day from his tragic death, those closest to Wouter Weylandt reflect on his life and the journey since.
On the technical descent of the Passo del Bocco, not far from the finish of the third stage of the 2011 Giro dItalia, Wouter Weylandt took a glance over his shoulder at the riders trailing him.
That was the last choice the young Belgian made. At around 80 km/h, his foot hit a concrete guard rail, catapulting him to the opposite side of the road and into a wall. The race doctor, who was by his side within 20 seconds, said later that “he was already and clearly dead upon impact. I had never seen…
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