The Bahrain-Victorious team announced the terrible news via a press release on Friday : “ It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we have to announce the passing of Gino Mäder. On Friday June 16, following a very serious fall during the 5th stage of the Tour de Suisse, Gino lost his battle in the face of the serious injuries he suffered. Our entire team is devastated by this tragic accident. Gino Mäder was 26 years old. He had notably won a stage of the Giro 2021 and finished best youngster in the Vuelta during the same season.
Revealed in the 2021 season
It was on the vertiginous descent of the Albula Pass that Gino Mäder fell violently into a ravine, at the same time as Magnus Sheffield who escaped with bruises and a concussion. Mäder’s case quickly aroused very serious concerns. In a photo by Zac Williams, a photographer who arrived a few minutes after the accident, we could guess that doctors were holding infusions at arm’s length for the Bahrain-Victorious rider. Found “ inert in water ” according to the organizers of the Tour de Suisse, the young 26-year-old rider had been “ immediately resuscitated and airlifted to Chur hospital “.
Having turned pro at Dimension Data in 2019, Gino Mäder revealed himself during the 2021 season in the colors of Bahrain-Victorious. On Paris-Nice, he had finished second in the queen stage, only taken back 25 meters from the line by Primoz Roglic. He then lined up stage victories in the Tour of Italy and the Tour of Switzerland before taking fifth place in the Tour of Spain at the end of the season. “Bahrain-Victorious will run in his honor and keep his memory alive at every racecontinues the press release. We want to show the spirit and passion that Gino showed and he will always remain an integral member of our team. »