Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 3: Reggio Emilia → Rapallo, 173 km
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Mark Cavendish signing in as the new race leader		share this photo
Alberto Contador signing in at the start in Reggio Emilia		share this photo
What started out as a pretty day soon turned tragic		share this photo
Wouter Weylandt getting ready for today's start. (photo w/ permission by Simon MacMichael)		share this photo
Start panoramic in Reggio Emilia		share this photo
Reggio Emilia rollout		share this photo
One of the last race photos of Wouter Weylandt (lower-left) as the peloton leaves Reggio Emilia		share this photo
Race leader Mark Cavendish would only wear the Pink Jersey for one day. He was dropped on the Passo del Bocco climb		share this photo
Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini) descending Passo del Bocco, the climb that claimed Wouter Weylandt's life		share this photo
Alberto Contador and Michele Scarponi descending		share this photo
Road cycling is a beautiful sport with serious risks we often forget about when watching the Pros descend at high speeds		share this photo
With a break up the road and tragedy behind, an unwitting peloton led by Lampre for Alessandro Petacchi carries on		share this photo
The final run into Rapallo on the Italian Riviera		share this photo
The winning break: 1 Angel Vicioso (Androni), 2 David Millar (Garmin-Cervélo), 3 Luis Pasamontes (Movistar Team), 4 Dani Moreno (Katusha), 5 Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervélo)		share this photo
There was nothing to celebrate today so the finish line party and podium ceremonies were cancelled		share this photo
The post-stage press-conference with the race committee making statements about today's tragic crash		share this photo
Angelo Zomegnan, Director of the Giro d’Italia:"First of all, we want to express condolences to Wouter’s family and to his wife Anne Sofie that we're going to receive at Malpensa Airport at 22.30. As Prof. Tredici explained, what happened was inevitable. The doctors have done everything they could but the situation was hopeless from the very first moments. We also thank them for their efforts and for the immediate intervention. We have received messages of condolence from the UCI President, Pat McQuaid, the president of Federciclismo, Renato Di Rocco, and the president of the professional riders, Gianni Bugno. We had already planned to remember the victims of Lamezia Terme in St. Eufemia, during the eighth stage from Sapri in Tropea. Unfortunately, will have one more to remember. I want to emphasize that we respect the choices of the Leopard Trek Team and those of other teams to decide what to do in the coming days. Before considering other details we would like to meet the family."		share this photo
Giovanni Tredici, Chief Medical Officer of the Giro d’Italia: "Unfortunately, the situation was desperate. As the emergency intervention took place twenty/thirty seconds after the fall, we practiced forty-five minutes of resuscitation attempts. I was on the spot just after a few seconds. The mobile intensive care centre was there after a minute and a half but could not do anything else."		share this photo
Michele Acquarone, Managing Director of RCS Sport: "Personally and on behalf of the company, I want to thank Angelo for cancelling the party after the race and the awards ceremony. I thank Prof. Tredici: I am sure that his staff has done everything possible. And finally, thank Rai for not showing the pictures and for managing this tragic situation at the best. I hope you will understand my request not to disclose images of the incident that could hurt the feelings of relatives and friends of Wouter Weylandt."		share this photo
Wouter Weylandt was a 26 year-old Belgian who turned pro for QuickStep at just 19 years of age. He had over 10 wins to his credit including his biggest at last year's Giro d'Italia in Middleburg, NL.		share this photo
It is sadly ironic that Wouter Weylandt won last year's stage 3 of the Giro		share this photo
Best friend Tyler Farrar said 'Weylandt was another brother to me'		share this photo
At the 2008 Vuelta a Espana, Wouter Weylandt won a close sprint finish on Stage 17 in Valladolid...		share this photo
... it was his first ProTour win		share this photo
R.I.P. Wouter Weylandt (1984 - 2011)		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 3: Reggio Emilia → Rapallo, 173 km
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