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WW108

June 24, 2023May 9, 2023

Wouter Weylandt (Sint-Denijs-Westrem, September 27, 1984 – Mezzanego, May 9, 2011)

Wouter first was a member of UCI ProTeam Quick-Step–Davitamon and later of Leopard Trek.

His first major win was the 17th stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España.

He also won the 3rd stage of the 2010 Giro d’Italia and died in a crash during the 3rd (!) stage of the 2011 Giro d’Italia.

One of the most impacting and most saddening photo’s ever…
Gian Mattia D’Alberto – LaPresse 10 05 2011 Livorno sport
Giro d’Italia 4th stage finish. In the photo: team Leopard Trek and – 3rd from the right – Tyler Farrar, Wouter’s buddy.

Giro d’Italia 2020 – Best Of Gallery

June 19, 2023March 29, 2022

Even longer overdue, the “Best Of” picture gallery of our Giro d’Italia 2020 is now also available – if you want the larger original(s), drop me a line.

The (summit) selfies are at the bottom of the recap post for this trip too.

Fair warning, but I wonder what the sign for women looks like 😂

Giro d’Italia 2020 Report

August 7, 2023August 14, 2020

So, how did I fare this Giro d’Italia 2020, compared to what I had in mind beforehand?

Well, I choked on the Mortirolo (from Mazzo) again and – barely – made it up the Bernina, all the way from Tirano.

The difference with last year being, that this did not happen during the same stage and that the Mortirolo was just as hot, but the Bernina was the coldest of all.

But, I kinda, sorta, had my revenge on the Mortirolo, as I was on its summit no less than four times, twice during the same stage.

I also ended up on the Stelvio summit three times, during my prologue and as finishes for stages 7 and 9.

And, I was able to complete the Maratona dles Dolomites, which had been on my to-do/wish list, since I first visited the Dolomites in 2011.

Not surprisingly, that stage (6) also came with the highest elevation difference (D+) of all stages: almost 4,250 meters.

Giro d’Italia 2020 Plans

February 25, 2022July 16, 2020

Contrary to my past ‘Grand Tours’, I’m not going to write a road book for my Giro d’Italia 2020.

Every time I put a lot of effort in it and while I usually manage to generally follow the stages I had in mind, I frequently have to change plans anyway.

This can be for any number of reasons, my advancing age probably not being the least important.

But, I’ve also suffered from a cyclist nodule and intense, hernia induced or incident related (back) pains.

Plus, the weather can be a force to reckon with and not seldom have I been cycling in near freezing conditions or ice cold rain one day, only to have my brain blown out because of the heat the next.

And while I have new climbs to discover during this Giro, I am already quite familiar with the area(s) and most of its climbs.

So, I can leave it that and you can stop reading if you’re no longer interested, but I’m writing down a few (loose) ideas anyway…

Giro d’Italia 2020

February 25, 2022June 8, 2020

Gavia from Ponte di Legno 2015

Bless me father…

For I have sinned. It has been… Well, forever.

Oh, fuck that – I haven’t heard any complaints about the lack of updates on this site over the past six months or so, so I’m not apologizing.

Besides, the Corona / Covid-19 crisis has kept everybody busy with other, more important stuff.

But, although we are now in the middle of a worldwide protest around police brutality, while all sorts of other shit is going wrong, that’s my alter ego’s department and I have an announcement of my own to make.