18 June, 2023
Gino Mader
Swiss cyclist Gino Mader has died at the age of 26 after crashing on stage five of the Tour de Suisse.
The Team Bahrain Victorious rider was involved in a high-speed crash with American Magnus Sheffield, 21, on Thursday on the descent of the Albula Pass and fell into a ravine.
He was resuscitated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital in Chur, but passed away on Friday morning.
Bahrain Victorious said Mader was “one of the shining lights of our team”.
Friday’s stage six was cancelled but the peloton rode the final 20km of the route neutralised in honour of Mader.
His mother Heidi received condolences from several riders, who wore black armbands, with many consoling one another before, during and after the ride. (BBC sport)