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Today I got my Wouter Weylandt tribute T-shirt from Stomach of Anger.  Sales of more than 3,000 shirts raised approximately $37,000 for Weylandt’s family.  I think Weylandt’s death troubled me so much because from half the world away I was watching a webcast of the Giro when he crashed.  I saw live pictures of the doctors’ attempts to save his life.  He was a cyclist, like me.  He was far more talented, of course, but we were part of the same small tribe.  His death was a sobering reminder that we all take risks when we ride, and we all have somebody who breathes a little easier every time we come home.  Remember Wouter Weylandt, and be safe.