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A moment of silence before the fourth stage

From left Germany’s Fabian Wegmann, Portugal’s Bruno Pires and Austria’s Thomas Rohregger, cyclists of the Leopard-Trek team observe a minute of silence for their teammate Wouter Weylandt prior to the start the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in Genoa, Italy, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The Leopard-Trek team will continue to ride in the Giro d’Italia despite the death of cyclist Wouter Weylandt. The 26-year-old Belgian crashed Monday during a descent after clipping a wall during the third stage of the race and died at the scene despite medical staff trying to revive him for 40 minutes. “We will start out of respect for the family of Weylandt and also to share our grief with the world of cycling,” Leopard Trek general manager Brian Nygaard said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

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