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MILAN – The Leopard-Trek team module move to mate in the Giro d'Italia despite the death of pedaler Wouter Weylandt.

The 26-year-old European crashed weekday during a declination after clipping a surround during the ordinal initiate of the vie and died at the scene despite scrutiny staff disagreeable to revive him for 40 minutes.

"We module start discover of respect for the family of Weylandt and also to share our sorrow with the concern of cycling," Leopard-Trek general trainer Brian Nygaard said Tuesday. "The boys were totally defeated. If there is anyone who does not want to continue, we accept that."

Tuesday's fourth initiate — 133.9 miles from Genova Quarto dei Mille to Livorno — was preceded by a minute's quiet and all the riders wore black ribbons on their sleeves. During the initiate all the riders module mate unitedly at a stabilize measure and apiece team module take the advance for 6.2 miles, with Leopard-Trek crossing the distinction first.

Organizers said the initiate would not calculate toward the test placings. On Monday, they said there would be no penalization or festivities on the route and that the show start would again not take place.

"It module be a period of mourning at the start and at the finish," vie administrator Angelo Zomegnan said.

Weylandt's father went to a infirmary in Lavagna to refer the embody on Tuesday. He had arrived at Milan's Malpensa airport on weekday along with the rider's meaningful girlfriend, Anne Sophie. After leaving the hospital, he was condemned to the scene of the accident.

Weylandt's was the prototypal decease at the Italian vie in 25 years.

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