The Swiss professional cyclist Gino Mäder is dead. He succumbed to his injuries the day after his fall at the Tour de Suisse.
Great sadness for Gino Mäder (1997-2023). The Swiss professional cyclist succumbed to his injuries the day after his serious fall during the Tour de Suisse. This was announced by his team Bahrain Victoriuos on Friday afternoon.
“Gino, thank you for the light, joy and laughter you brought us all. We will miss you as a driver and as a person. Today and every day we drive for you, Gino,” the post reads. A black and white photo of the smiling sports professional also reads “In loving memory – Gino Mäder – 01/04/1997 – 06/16/2023”.
Flown to the hospital after resuscitation
, Gino Mäder got off the road on Thursday in the last descent of the 5th stage on the Albula and fell into a creek bed. Tour de Suisse doctor Dr. Roland Kretsch told the Swiss daily that he had found Mäder at the scene of the accident without a pulse. A 25-minute resuscitation was successful. “He came back to life, the cardiac arrest was resolved,” the doctor is quoted as saying. Mäder was then flown to the cantonal hospital in Chur with the Swiss air rescue service Rega and was treated there in the traumatology ward.
“Despite all the efforts of the excellent staff at the Chur hospital, Gino did not manage to overcome this final and greatest challenge and at 11:30 a.m. we said goodbye to one of the brightest heads of our team”, .
The Friday stage of the bike race has been cancelled.
Source: Stern
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