Giro d'Italia to continue after Weylandt tragedy

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Giro d'Italia organiser RCS Sport will continue with this year's race after Belgian Leopard-Trek rider Wouter Weylandt died during Monday's stage.

Weylandt crashed on the descent of Passo del Bocco 25km from the stage finish in Rapallo. Despite the efforts of a medical team to revive him at the scene, he was later pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital.

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