WW108

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

One of the most impacting and most saddening photo’s ever…

Gian Mattia D’Alberto – LaPresse 10 05 2011 Livorno sport
Giro d’Italia fourth stage in the photo: team Leopard-Trek and – 3rd from the right – Tyler Farrar, Wouter’s buddy, on the finish line

The team withdrew from the Giro the next day…

 

 

Giro d’Italia 2011 – Recap

At the end of 2010, the first ideas for a trip to the Italian Alps arose. Since his “storming” of the Stelvio in 2008, Cyclopaat wanted to go back for more.

He went on a – rigorous – diet, became a little bit overconfident while planning the stages of the trip, but eventually had his first “Grand Tour”, a Giro d’Italia of his own making…

So, here’s a short recap with some stats of his Giro.

Read more

Giro d’Italia 2011 – Rest Day

Rest Day

Giro 2105 - Torri di FraeleAs if to punish him, poor C. – having a well deserved day off – witnessed that the weather today was good.

Rain and more rain the previous three days, but not today 🙁

Hopefully, this weather will continue through tomorrow, because the ‘Mapei Day’ climb of the Stelvio will be more enjoyable, certainly since there also will be no motorized traffic during the event(s).

Read more

Verified by MonsterInsights