Wouter Weylandt
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Key facts
- 2011
- Leopard Trek
- Full name
- Wouter Weylandt
- Born
- ( 1984-09-27 ) 27 September 1984, Ghent , Belgium
- Died
- 9 May 2011 (2011-05-09) (aged 26), Mezzanego , Italy
- Height
- 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 72 kg (159 lb)
- Discipline
- Road
- Role
- Rider
- Rider type
- Sprinter
- 2004 2010
- Quick-Step–Davitamon
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wouter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Ghent
- Place of death
- Mezzanego
- Occupation
- sport cyclist
- Participant in
- 2008 UCI ProTour
- Sport
- cycle sport
- Member of team
- Lidl-Trek
- Country for sport
- Belgium
- Mass
- 72
- Image
- Wouter Weylandt - Tour de Romandie 2010, Stage 3.jpg
- Height
- 184
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- Wouter Weylandt
- date of birth
- 1984-09-27
- date of death
- 2011-05-09
- manner of death
- accidental death
- sports discipline competed in
- road bicycle racing
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Encyclopedic overview
Wouter Weylandt (27 September 1984 – 9 May 2011) was a Belgian professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam Quick-Step–Davitamon and later for Leopard Trek. His first major win was the 17th stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España. He also won the third stage of the 2010 Giro d'Italia. He died in a crash during the third stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.
Career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wouter Weylandt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.