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Marco Simoncelli's funeral was held in Coriano Italy yesterday. |
The church was packed and thirty thousand people stood outside or at the nearby circuit. |
Riders and fans alike left memorials for the late Sic, honoring his memory. |
Efforts are underway for MotoGP to retire Sic's number--58--forever. |
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A local shop's window. |
Sic's honesty and form made him very popular with fans around the world. |
A somber scene. |
Sic's friend, Valentino Rossi, helped roll his Honda GP bike out of the church. |
Some fans wrote messages to Sic on their leathers, knee pucks or jackets and left them in the square. |
Messages to Sic made by fans and wet from the rain, were everywhere in the town square. |
His casket was brought outside the church and placed on the ground for the final goodbyes. |
Tears and salutes were widespread when Sic was placed in the hearse. |
His father, Paolo, Rossi and others pause and reflect. |
The irrepressible Dr. Claudio Costa. |
Sic's girlfriend, Kate said, "He only had good qualities. He was a perfect person and perfect people cannot live with us ordinary mortals" |
A cloud of red balloons, many of them '58' were released after the service. |
After the hearse left, the square began to empty. |
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