Noticia muito triste o ciclista da Leopard Trek acabou de falecer... é nestes momentos que eu ás vezes penso se vale a pena a malta que leva isto na brincadeira arriscar mais um pouco nesta ou naquela descida, andar coladinho na roda do da frente enfim... um cem n.º de parvoices que ás vezes nos passam pela cabeça!
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Wouter Weylandt (27 September 1984 – 9 May 2011) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Leopard Trek. His first major win was the 17th stage of the Vuelta a España 2008.
In stage 3 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia, Wouter crashed coming down the Passo del Bocco, suffering catastrophic injury. It is reported that cardiac massage was carried out for around 25 minutes, and that he was given adrenaline and atropine. He was airlifted off the descent approximately 25 minutes after his fall.[1] The latest news report is that he died due to the injuries.[2] All the resuscitation attempts failed and the sportsman died on-the-spot.
Victories
* 2006
o Points classification, Tour de Pologne
* 2007
o Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, 1 stage (2nd in GC)
o Ronde van het Groene Hart
o Ronde van België, 1 stage
o Ster Elektrotoer, 1 stage
o Eneco Tour, 1 stage
* 2008
o Nokere Koerse
o 3rd, Gent–Wevelgem
o 1st, Stage 17, Vuelta a España
o Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden - Kruibeke
* 2009
o Le Samyn
o Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, 1 stage
* 2010
o 1st, Stage 3, Giro d'Italia
o 1st, Stage 4, Circuit Franco-Belge
Fonte: Wikipedia