In Pictures: Belgian Cyclist Wouter Weylandt Funeral Rites In Ghent

Gent : Belgium | May 19, 2011 at 9:21 AM PDT

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(Check It Out! Photos!) Here are some exclusive photographs of Belgian profesional cyclist Wouter Weylandt funeral rites as attended by his family, friends, fans, riders and cycling officials at the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Sint-Pieterskerk church in his hometown of Ghent, Belgium on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

The 26-year-old cyclist died in a crash during the 3rd stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia. According to report, he was the first rider killed in a crash in one of cycling's three main tours since Italian rider Fabio Casartelli died during the 1995 Tour de France. Weylandt expected to become a father for the first time this coming September with his five-months pregnant widow Anne Sophie. See pics!!!

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Friends of Wouter Weylandt carry his coffin during his funeral

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Friends of Wouter Weylandt carry his coffin during his funeral
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Anne Sophie, right, the widow of Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt, arrives ...
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