Tearful Farrar and Leopard-Trek lead riders across stage four finish line

Leopard-Trek and Tyler Farrar cross the line in unison in memory of Wouter Weylandt, Giro d'Italia 2011, stage four

The peloton processed in a steady and sombre fashion through the Italian countryside today, mourning the loss of Wouter Weylandt and showing their respect for their colleague.

Leopard-Trek took to the front inside the last five kilometres of the stage and rode with Garmin-Cervelo's Tyler Farrar, Weylandt's best friend, several bike lengths ahead of the rest of the field.

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