First of all this is a true tragedy and after seeing it live on the Gazetta.tv coverage I said a prayer. He hit face first and was not very recognizable and I don't mean by gore, but by deformation. When they showed him from down by his feet it looked like someone with a badly scrapped/cut forehead who was Asian (as in those of Korean descent who tend to have flatter, broader faces). Personally I thought the pics and video of Fabio Casartelli's death was a lot more gruesome, as he was on his side in a fetal position with a river of blood streaming from his head.

I know I kissed and held my wife and 20 month old son tightly when I saw them tonight.