Wouter Weylandt memorial thread

[hrotha]

There's simply no correct response to this, whatever his teammates and the whole peloton decide to do will be understandable and we must respect it.

 

[flyor64]

Rest in peace Wouter.

 

[dgodave]

leopard should withdraw from the races like last year's sky

Only if they feel they need to. It wont please me either way.
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Wishing his family the best.
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[El Pistolero]

Sad interview 2 days BEFORE his dead. Didn't even want to ride the Giro...

http://www.humo.be/tws/tv-tips/22342/giro-ditalia.html#

 

[Kwibus]

Damn... In shock after loading this page and reading the headlines..

RIP Wouter. My sympathies to his family, friends and everyone close to him.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Sad interview 2 days BEFORE his dead. Didn't even want to ride the Giro...

http://www.humo.be/tws/tv-tips/22342/giro-ditalia.html#

And then they talk about his worst crash. So hard to read right now.

 

[meandmygitane]

My condolences to his family and friends.

I am really, really saddened by this tragedy.

 

[Descender]

Rest In Peace Wouter Weylandt.

My condolences to his wife, family and friends. May his child grow healthy and happy.

 

[Moondance]

I have made a sober avatar that I'm going to use for the next month. Anyone who wants to use it too (or another one for that matter), is of course free to do so.

I'll put it up here.

Support for this from me

 

[thirteen]

my heart goes out to his girlfriend, family, friends, and, most of all, unborn child.

RIP Wouter. you will not be forgotten!

 

[JA.Tri]

Vale Wouter. We were lucky to see you race. Some of us had a true appreciation of your abilities and qualities as both a rider and as a human being. For those of us, including me unfortunately, who had little knowledge of you, we can still join with the others and say: thank you.

To his wife and family, friends, colleagues and people he touched, my condolences.

 

[VeloCity]

Amazing - and I don't in the least mean that in the good way - to think that just a few hours ago he was at the start, talking and joking with his teammates and friends and such, maybe chatting with his wife on a cell phone, just a normal day in the life of a pro bike rider, and then in the blink of an eye he's gone.

 

[max_powers]

What a terrible incident.

This should bring up questions regarding course safety as well as rider survivor benefits. Do teams usually offer group life insurance?

Many parts of this year's giro are described as dangerous, perhaps that will be altered.

 

[killswitch]

Rip .....

 

[Havetts]

Still gutted..

 

[Zaschrona]

RIP Wouter!

 

[CyclingPeet]

Rust in Vrede Wouter en sterkte aan de familie en nabestaanden.
Rest in Peace Wouter
R.I.P.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Discussions about the consequences for the Giro in the other thread please!

I have moved a handful of post to that thread, as they seemed to fit better there.

 

[Rubertow]

Such a sad day...

RIP Wouter and may you sleep well.

 

[zapata]

I feel sick. I'm not sure I like cycling now. R.I.P. Wouter.

 

[Ramira]

Leopard Trek has already changed their homepage http://www.leopardtrek.lu/ as a tribute to Wouter, I imagine they'll soon withdraw from the race aswell.

RIP Wouter.

 

[Benotti69]

RIP Wouter Weylandt

 

[70kmph]

+ RIP Wouter +
Condolences to his friends & family

 

[mombus]

Very, very sad. Lost a great, great rider. Sorry to Leopard-Trek, Boonen, family, etc. Leopard said they'll announce their status in the race by tonight.

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

speaking of family: Sad that his unborn child will grow up without a father... If there's anything we fans could do, I'd be glad to help or contribute.