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Looks like one of the Leopard Trek riders has taken a rather nasty spill, not sure who yet, but the commentator mentioned a defib.
Hope that they are OK.
Me too....It really didn't look good.
A lot of blood CPR and defrib were out 🙁
Helicopter shot seemed to show CPR and there was a huge amount of blood on the road. 🙁
Looks awful.
It's Weylandts apparently - some people are already reporting the worst.
Latest news doesn't sound good.
fingers crossed.
Oh crap i hope not.
Yowsers.
just seen footage. awful, totally awful. I just hope he's OK, but it doesn't sound good
Traumatic prehospital arrests nearly never have positive outcomes in my experience; fingers crossed, God bless him.
Certainly doesn't look good. 🙁
crikey!
No podium ceromony today because of it 🙁
Hope Wouter is ok man
youtube has uploads already - looks bad , things are badly out of shape !
fingers crossed !
Apparently still has a pulse so will see
ouch.. definitely doesn't look nice. No one else involved I take it?
Just seen a vid on You Tube, not nice at all 🙁
Now been airlifted out according to Twitter reports.
Everything crossed....twice.
i really wish i hadn't looked for that on youtube. there really is a lot of blood.
pjt201 - Memberi 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.
+1
Fingers crossed. Takes the shine of the new Maglia Rosa somewhat.
Saw a tweet about it earlier from Chris Boardman - said he had to stop watching the race.
Fingers crossed. Does not look good.
Saw it live, looked horrendous.
Saw it live, looked horrendous.
Racing seems to have been suspended for the day, looks like the bunch will just roll in.
I thought it all looked a bit confused. I had assumed that word would filter through and that everyone would sit up, but then with a few k to go one of the Leopard Trek team went on the attack which convinced me that nobody really knew what was going on. Really can't imagine that the finish would have been contested the way it was had word got around.
i've just seen the youtube vid... that didn't look positive. hope he pulls through.
warning, do not search for it; you don't want to watch it.
Dave
Not nice 🙁
🙁
A sad day for the sport. A sad day.
Unconfirmed rumours that he's not OK at all. 🙁 Just hoping this isn't the case.
I hope I can speak for all of us here at STW...our thoughts and prayers go out to Wouter Weylandt and his family.
+1
+2
Horrible.
Does anyone know what happened? Didn't seem to be other riders involved?
this was from the eurosport ticker:
CRASH: A few riders from the peloton seem to hit the deck on one of the tight hairpins on the descent. More info coming up... This downhill stretch is so fast the motorcycles are having trouble staying out ahead of the leading riders in the bunch
and then:
CRASH: A massive fall in the peloton. There were no live pictures but this is a terrible sight. It looks to be a Leopard Trek rider. He is motionless with blood pouring from his head and nose, clearly unconscious as his helmet strap is being cut loose my the medics. It looks like a defibrillator is being carried out. Horrific scenes in Italy
🙁
Reports from David Harmon (Eurosport commentator) that RAI and AFP are reporting he has died
Reports that he has now died 🙁
just been confirmed he's died, RIP 😥
very sad indeed 😥
yeah I've seen some stuff that he has died. I do hope not, these things are often confusing as it happens, so lets hope they got it wrong and for the best.
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:
[url= http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/it/09-05-2011/giro-mina-rapallo-801128718382.shtml ]gazzetta,it[/url] is reporting that he has died.
terrible news
Interestingly he won the 3rd stage last year
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 - [url] http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/may/09/wouter-weylandt-giro-ditalia [/url]
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.
paulosoxo - Memberpjt201 - Member
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