The broker went to the ground during the descent of one of the ports of the day, the Passo del Bocco. The situation was "critical" from the beginning and the Belgian has lost too much blood
The Giro d'Italia cycling mourns Weulandt Belgian Wouter, 26, who left life in the fall of the Passo di Bocco, a third-rate port located 25 kilometers from the finish of the third stage which was contested between Rapallo Reggio Emilia.
Falling Weylandt occurred just after 16.00 hours, with the peloton launched in pursuit of the escapees of the day. The Leopard rider fell dramatically and immediately saw that it was a very serious incident. It was a blow to the head against the wall protector of the road that the rider was knocked unconscious.
Weylandt pathetic images were lying on the asphalt. Physicians, Dr. Giovanni Tredici front, came to his aid and soon verify that he was unconscious in the middle of a huge pool of blood. Cardiac arrest that required resuscitation massages on the asphalt.
The maneuvers were successful, so Weylandt was airlifted to hospital in Genoa, where he could not do anything to save his life.
An hour later, just after 17.00 pm, came the official notice of the death of Weylandt. The fourth victim in the history of Giro Italy.
"Weylandt had a fracture at the base of the skull and some in the face. In addition there was loss of brain tissue. He has not responded to resuscitation massages. This is the first time I killed a cyclist in 29 years. There was nothing do, "said Dr. Tredici.
The rider's body will be taken to hospital in Lavagna (northwest) to be of the autopsy, ordered the deputy prosecutor of the town of Chiavari, Francesco Brancaccio.
Brancaccio also ordered an investigation into the accident which led to the death of young cyclist, 26.
Luca Nygaard, director of training that owns the deceased was reported as was the time of the accident and the first moments behind him. "He hit the pedal on the left guardrail and was thrown to the wall that was on the right. Thirty seconds after the doctors arrived. We administered epinephrine and atropine to resuscitate him. "
The race director Angelo Zomegnan, said that "the riders will stage tomorrow with what they want, they can dispute it or neutralize it. Until tonight not know if Leopard is still in the Giro d'Italia."