16 Facts About Wouter Weylandt

Wouter Weylandt won the third stage of the 2010 Giro d'Italia.

Wouter Weylandt died in a crash during the third stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.

Wouter Weylandt was part of the Belgian team in the under-23 category at the 2005 UCI Road World Championships.

Wouter Weylandt won the sprint in Nokere Koerse, and finished second in the Tour of the Groene Hart, defeated by Tomas Vaitkus.

Late in the 2008 season, Wouter Weylandt took part in the Vuelta a Espana, his first grand tour.

Wouter Weylandt participated as lead-out rider for team leader Tom Boonen, but when he dropped out Weylandt seized his chance and won the 17th stage in Valladolid.

Wouter Weylandt won the Memorial Jose Samyn race after a breakaway with Remi Cusin, and four days later, he won another stage of the Three Days of West Flanders.

Wouter Weylandt was the second ranked sprinter on the squad, behind Daniele Bennati, and was placed in the team's squad for the 2011 Giro d'Italia as Bennati's lead-out rider.

Bennati dropped out of the race line-up a few days before the start, meaning Wouter Weylandt entered the contest as the team's main sprinter.

In stage 3 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia, Wouter Weylandt crashed while descending the Passo del Bocco, in the frazione Isola di Borgonovo, municipality of Mezzanego, suffering a fatal injury.

Wouter Weylandt lost control and hit the leading edge of a low concrete guard rail on the left side of the road with his foot and pedal.

Wouter Weylandt was thrown to the right side of the road, where he hit another obstacle.

The Giro d'Italia medical team and Garmin's team doctor performed resuscitation attempts for around 45 minutes, drying Wouter Weylandt's lungs, infusing liquids to counteract his large blood loss, and administering adrenaline and atropine to support and restart his heart beat and respiration.

Wouter Weylandt was the fourth rider to die in the history of the Giro d'Italia.

Wouter Weylandt was survived by his girlfriend, An-Sophie, who, at the time of the crash, was five months pregnant with the couple's first child.

In tribute to Wouter Weylandt, the following day's stage of the race was neutralized, with teams taking turns to ride in front, and all riders wearing black armbands.