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Gino Mäder

Gino Mäder (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːno ˈmɛːdər]; 4 January 1997 – 16 June 2023) was a Swiss road and track cyclist. He last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.[2][3] Mäder died as a result of an accident during the 2023 Tour de Suisse.[4]

Gino Mäder
Mäder in 2016
Personal information
Born(1997-01-04)4 January 1997
Flawil, Switzerland
Died16 June 2023(2023-06-16) (aged 26)
Chur, Switzerland
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016VC Wiedlisbach
2017VC Mendrisio–PL Valli
2018IAM–Excelsior
Professional teams
2019–2020Team Dimension Data[1]
2021–2023Team Bahrain Victorious
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2021)
Vuelta a España
Young rider classification (2021)

Early life and education

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Gino Mäder was born on 4 January 1997,[5] in Flawil in the Canton of St. Gallen,[6][7] and raised in Wiedlichbach.[8] He was baptized Gino in honour of Italian cyclist Gino Bartali;[9] both his parents were cyclists as well.[9] He began playing football at the age of five.[9] Later he started as an apprentice at Swiss Olympic.[10] Before turning professional on the road, Mäder was a high level track cyclist, having competed at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit event.[11] In 2018 he won two stages at the Tour de l'Avenir and one in the Tour Alsace and another in the Ronde de l'Isard in France.[9] He came in fourth in the U-23 race of the 2018 UCI World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria, with his Swiss teammate Marc Hirschi winning the race.[9] According to him, Hirschi's success was the result of a team effort.[9] Several members of the U-23 team did their mandatory military service together. Mäder cycled with some of them since their U-15 days, and with Patrick Müller (who placed 9th) since about the age of 10.[9]

Professional career

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Mäder turned fully professional in 2019, with UCI WorldTeam Team Dimension Data.[12] In October 2020, he was named a starter for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[13] He achieved a second place in the penultimate stage of the Vuelta behind David Gaudu and in the final standing he placed 20th.[9] In early 2021, he joined Bahrain Victorious.[9]

On stage 7 of the 2021 Paris–Nice, Mäder was part of the breakaway, and nearly won the stage.[14] However, in the final 50 metres, he was caught and outsprinted by Primož Roglič.[14] Mäder was given the combativity award for the day.[14] For the Giro d'Italia in 2021, he was made an assistant to Mikel Landa who eventually quit early due to injury during stage 5.[9] The next day, Mäder won the stage and dedicated his victory to the injured Mikel Landa.[9] Mäder eventually had to abandon the Giro due to an injury on his left arm.[9]

Later in the year, Mäder rode the 2021 Vuelta a España. After losing three minutes over the first eight stages, he began to perform strongly starting on stage nine, when he finished seventh on the mountain stage to Alto de Velefique.[15] Over the rest of the race, he continued his strong performance while serving as a domestique for Jack Haig. On stage 17, which finished atop the Lagos de Covadonga, Mäder finished with the elite group that finished a minute and a half down on the race leader, Primož Roglič. The result lifted him inside the top ten on GC.[16] The next day, on the race's queen stage to Altu d'El Gamoniteiru [es], Haig and Mäder finished fifth and seventh, respectively, at almost a minute down, with Mäder moving up to eighth on GC.[17] On the race's penultimate stage, Mäder and Haig, together with Roglič, Enric Mas, and Adam Yates, comprised a five-man group that escaped from the GC group on the third to last climb. The group continued to build their advantage over the other contenders, with the move allowing Mäder to rise inside the top five overall and Haig to move into the third spot on GC. Mäder also took the lead in the young rider classification as he overtook Egan Bernal.[18] He held his position in the final day time trial to finish the Vuelta in fifth and confirming his victory in the young rider classification.[19]

Charity

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During the 2021 Vuelta a España, Mäder raised 10 Euros for every rider he beat in the general classification, with additional Euros for every cyclist he beat at the end of each stage.[20] He eventually raised over 4000€ for the Amsterdam-based NGO Just Diggit which focuses on re-greening deserted areas in Africa.[20] In 2022, he pledged he would continue to raise money for environmental means donating 1 Euro for every rider he beat at each stage throughout the year.[21]

In 2024, the Vélo d'Or awards committee created a new award, the Gino Mäder Prize, to honor rider's social commitment, saying that Mader's career "was notable both for its sporting achievements, but also his dedication to social and environment causes."[22]

Accident and death

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Stage 4 of the 2023 Tour of Slovenia started with a minute of silence for Gino Mäder the day after his death; Team Bahrain Victorious pay their respects from the front of the starting line.

During stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse on 15 June 2023, Mäder fell on a turn when descending from the stage's highest point at Albula Pass towards La Punt.[8] The American cyclist Magnus Sheffield had fallen at almost the exact same spot a few minutes earlier.[23] Mäder was found to be unconscious and submerged in water.[24] After being resuscitated he was airlifted by a Rega helicopter to the Kantonsspital Graubünden [de] in Chur. Mäder died from his injuries a day later, at the age of 26.[4] Stage 6 of the Tour de Suisse was cancelled, but a 20 km tribute ride to the planned stage finish took place[25] between Türlersee and Oberwil-Lieli.[26]

Bahrain Victorious, along with the Intermarché–Circus–Wanty and Tudor Pro Cycling teams, withdrew from the Tour on the next stage of competitive racing (stage 7 to Weinfelden), as did about 30 other riders.[27][28] Remco Evenepoel, the winner of stage 7, dedicated his victory to Mäder.[28]

Major results

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Mäder achieved the following major results:[29]

Road

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2014
4th Road race, UEC European Junior Championships
9th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
9th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
2015
1st   Time trial, National Junior Championships
2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
1st Prologue & Stage 1
2nd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
5th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
2017
3rd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
6th Eschborn–Frankfurt U23
2018
Tour Alsace
1st   Points classification
1st Stage 4
1st Stage 4 Ronde de l'Isard
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2nd Overall Tour of Hainan
1st Stage 6
3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stages 8 & 10
4th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
4th G.P. Palio del Recioto
2021
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 6
Held   after Stages 6–8
1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
5th Overall Vuelta a España
1st   Young rider classification
5th Time trial, National Championships
10th Overall Paris–Nice
2022
2nd Overall Tour de Romandie
2023
5th Overall Paris–Nice

General classification results timeline

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Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  Giro d'Italia — — DNF — —
  Tour de France — — — — —
  Vuelta a España — 20 5 20 —
Major stage race general classification results
Race 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  Paris–Nice — — 10 DNF 5
  Tirreno–Adriatico — — — — —
  Volta a Catalunya DNF NH — — 46
  Tour of the Basque Country — 21 40 —
  Tour de Romandie DNF — 2 15
  Critérium du Dauphiné — — — — —
  Tour de Suisse 31 NH 27 DNF DNF
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track

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2012
3rd Team sprint, National Championships
2014
2nd   Omnium, UEC European Junior Championships
2015
National Championships
1st   Omnium
2nd Madison (with Silvan Dillier)
2nd   Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
2017
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Milton
3rd Team pursuit, National Championships

References

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  1. ^ "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Team Bahrain McLaren sign Gino Mäder and Jonathan Milan". Bahrain–McLaren. Bahrain World Tour Cycling Team. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Statement regarding Gino Mäder". Team Bahrain Victorious. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Gino Mäder". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Gino Mäder's homepage". 13 May 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Gino Mäder | Profi-Radsportler | Profil | News | Erfolge". TOUR (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Todesfall an der Tour de Suisse – Gino Mäder erliegt seinen schweren Verletzungen". Berner Oberländer (in German). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Fotheringham, Alasdair (16 June 2023). "Obituary: Gino Mäder, a rider apart". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Würdigung von Gino Mäder – Ein "Bürger dieser Welt", der über den Tellerrand hinausblickte". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Results 2016 UEC European Track Championships" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  13. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  14. ^ a b c Fletcher, Patrick (13 March 2021). "Gino Mäder close to tears as Roglic flies past 'like a plane' at Paris-Nice". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  15. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (22 August 2021). "Vuelta a España: Caruso wins on Alto de Velefique". CyclingNews. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  16. ^ Ryan, Barry (1 September 2021). "Vuelta a España: Roglic storms to victory on Lagos de Covadonga". CyclingNews. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  17. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (2 September 2021). "Vuelta a España: Lopez triumphs on the Gamoniteiru on stage 18". CyclingNews. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  18. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (4 September 2021). "Vuelta a España: Clément Champoussin wins stage 20". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  19. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (5 September 2021). "Primoz Roglic wins the Vuelta a España". CyclingNews. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  20. ^ a b Bonville-Ginn, Tim (8 September 2021). "Gino Mäder gives £4000 to charity after pledging to donate for every rider he beat in Vuelta a España". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  21. ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (19 August 2022). "Gino Mäder to donate money to environmental charities for every rider he beats in 2022". Velo. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Vélo d'Or create new Gino Mäder prize honouring riders' social commitment". CyclingNews. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Chute de Gino Mäder: le champion du monde s'indigne". Le Matin. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Flawiler Gino Mäder stirbt einen Tag nach Horror-Sturz". www.uzwil24.ch (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  25. ^ Ryan, Barry (16 June 2023). "Tour de Suisse stage 6 neutralised in memory of Gino Mäder". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  26. ^ Wagner, Elmar (17 June 2023). "Gino Mäders tragischer Tod sollte zum Nachdenken über das Spektakel Radsport anregen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  27. ^ "Evenepoel leads tributes to Gino Mäder after winning Tour de Suisse stage seven". The Guardian. PA Media. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  28. ^ a b "7. Etappe der Tour de Suisse – Evenepoel gewinnt in Weinfelden für Gino Mäder". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  29. ^ "Gino Mäder". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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