Gino Mäder donated to Swiss glaciers and always tried to be at peace with himself. Obituary for a professional cyclist who thought beyond the competition.
Gino Mäder had the idea of buying a transport bike – and selling his car. When we met a week before the Tour de Suisse in Albisrieden, where he lived with his girlfriend, we got to talking about it. He shared how annoying it was for him to drive to the other side of town for dog training. But the bus is also not an option because Pello, his English setter named after a teammate, doesn’t like it. We discussed the advantages and disadvantages of individual cargo bikes that Mäder will never buy.