Giro D'Italia: Stage 3: Reggio Emilia - Rapallo 173 Kms

[Benotti69]

thoughts go out to Wouter Weylandt.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

oh my gosh @ eurosports background mucis, seems so very inappropiate

@ woulter pulse.
that is good news. I really hope he is ok

 

[Spine Concept]

Thank you God. According to the last couple of posts in here he does have a pulse. I'll take any positive news right now, and that's a huge one. I've been praying since it happened. C'mon Wouter! I have faith that he will be fine.

 

[TRDean]

+1 for him having a pulse! Come on Wouter!

 

[K-0tic]

Good win for Vicioso, rather boring stage but I hope Weylandt will be okay, it just sounds so badly...

 

[balkou]

Rai shows the helicopter landed in a field and waiting to bring him down.

Their man in place said that the unfortunate rider seems to had hit his left pedal in a little wall (or a guardrail) and lost balance.

 

[Marva32]

Scary, I just hope for the best

 

[Eshnar]

The race is followed by a medical team, the hospitals near the route always have a surgery room reserved, + the peloton is followed by the mountain rescue too.

 

[dlwssonic]

oh **** thats looked bad for weylandt, hopefully his injuries are not that back and he can get back on his bike someday

 

[boomcie]

The fact that he's supposed to become a father in September makes it even worse.

 

[thirteen]

i was going to try and approach Weylandt and Farrar to see if i could photograph some training rides... never got up the courage...

i am just gutted!

thoughts and prayers, Wouter, thoughts and prayers...

 

[Benotti69]

Rai live showing a helicopter landing now! It appears he is still on the course!

Hopefully the fact that the helicopter has landed is positive.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Was the part where he crashed safe?

 

[jsem94]

I fear for Crostis descent now.

 

[El Imbatido]

Rai is sort of showing live images still...going between studio and heli shots of crash and it looks as though he is still at the site and not in hospital

 

[hfer07]

In high school football games (american) there is always an ambulance present at games. Same with basketball. Is there any sort of emergency vehicle that follows the races?

 

[dlwssonic]

oh god its terrible i just saw the video again. His face looks totally flattened and his nose looks even worse. his nose is filled with blood and is disfigured

 

[spalco]

Was the part where he crashed safe?

What's "safe"? The road surface looked alright to me, but it was rather narrow.

 

[Ferminal]

Tough job for the RAI presenters.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Was the part where he crashed safe?

It's an Italian descent, they're rarely 'safe'

 

[jsem94]

Was the part where he crashed safe?

Back a few pages and you'll find a link to the video of the crash. Be warned though.

 

[balkou]

It kind reminds me Kivilev's fall, with the difference that he didn't wear a helmet.

 

[KassyC]

Thank goodness he has a pulse. My thoughts are with him and his family.

 

[therhodeo]

There is a difference in stupidity and ignorance. I have no shame from the latter. I asked a simple question because I didn't know. You posted a rude internet meme in a thread discussing a life that hangs in the balance. I much prefer being ignorant to being classless.

 

[Benotti69]

Surely if the worst is realised his family will be notified before a public announcement!

The RAI presenters are very solemn.