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Wednesday marks the seventh anniversary of the tragic death of Wouter Weylandt during the 2011 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia, with numerous riders, team staff an𓃲d fans remembering him via social media. 

The Belgian rider 168澳ꦺ洲5最新开奖结果:crashed on the descent of t🧸he Passo del Bocco near Genoa and🐈 suffered fatal injuries during stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia. Heꦑ was reportedly travelling at 80km/h when he lost control of his bike.

The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:following day the peloton p🃏aid tribute to him on the stage to Livorno, with his Leopa🌼rd Trek teammates and close friend Tyler Farrar leading the peloton across the finish line together.

Weylandt wo💙n stage 3 of the 2010 Giro d’Italia in Middelburg in the Netherlands after the Corsa Rosa started in Amsterdam. He also won a stage of the 2008 Vuelta a Espana and several Belgian races.

Weylandt is always remembered at the Giro d’Italia through his 108 race number from the 2011 race, which has never been uꦗsed in the race since as a sign of remembrance.

Before the start of stage 5 from Agrigento to Santa Ninfa, riders and fans remembered Weylandt on Twitter with photographs from his career. Several local cyclists rode to the monument that has been erected on theꦜ Passo del Bocco to remember Weylandt.