RIP Gino Mader
This shouldn't happen.
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That is terrible news.0
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He once donated a Euro for every rider he beat in the Vuelta to an environmental charity.
I just made a donation to it
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This is so sad. RIP Gino0
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So sad, I heard there'd been a crash but wasn't aware of its seriousness. Shocking.0
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Awful news. RIP fella.0
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RIP Gino, thoughts are with his family, friends and everyone involved.0
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Just found out. Shocked and saddened.
A pity the BBC can’t get the article right.
Someone should tell them about Bjorg Lambrecht."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Terrible .... Rip Gino"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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Very sad.
He was interviewed on Swiss TV after Wednesday's stage, not for a quick 2 mins but for about 30 mins. It was the first time I'd ever seen him interviewed, and he came over as a pleasant, serious, and thoughtful fellah.
Of course now, I can't really remember all that was discussed and what he had to say (when I would like to after what's happened), although if I recall correctly it covered how that stage went for him, his ambition in the T d Suisse, his Covid-caused non-participation in the Giro, his proposed leaving Bahrain, and, lightly, some of his political concerns.
L->R, ex-riders Sven Montgomery, Beat Breu, Gino Mäder, TV presenter2 -
Awful.0
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If you were being kind, he could be talking about descents. Lambrecht's crash was on the flat I think?blazing_saddles said:Just found out. Shocked and saddened.
A pity the BBC can’t get the article right.
Someone should tell them about Bjorg Lambrecht.0 -
Awful news. RIP Gino0
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Just paid my tribute at the roadside. The peloton was silent as it rolled by. Just gentle applause from all of the spectators along the climb, and a few words of support or condolence. Bahrain riders on the front, as well as a lot of riders behind, were completely stoic. Others were visibly emotional. Hoping we don’t have to see something like this ever again.
Rest in peace Gino, a superstar of Swiss cycling and a wonderful person all round.8 -
Juust saw a video of Johan Price-Pejtersen stopped by the side of the road, with loads of other Danish riders stopping to comfort him. Really brought it home :-(
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I feel so numb for the first time in my life I can’t face watching any cycling.0
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Was gona say, is this the first time since Bjorg?blazing_saddles said:Just found out. Shocked and saddened.
A pity the BBC can’t get the article right.
Someone should tell them about Bjorg Lambrecht.
I was thinking about him the other day, it's so sad another young man has died doing the job he (and probably all of us) loves0 -
So did Magnus crash initially and Gino crashed over him?
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That was a momentdavidof said:"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm1 -
I don't think so - Magnus was in the leaders group and went off the road. Mäder was quite a way behind, I believe.takethehighroad said:So did Magnus crash initially and Gino crashed over him?
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Sheffield is visible being helped back up in this shot. If they were in different groups there's no way he was involved that far down the hill, other than ending up in the same place.No_Ta_Doctor said:
I don't think so - Magnus was in the leaders group and went off the road. Mäder was quite a way behind, I believe.takethehighroad said:So did Magnus crash initially and Gino crashed over him?
I can only imagine how Magnus must feel right now
The BBC call it a ravine, but it looks like the outflow for drainage to me?
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I feel devastated by this and I only saw him on a screen.
My heart felt sympathy to his family and friends and colleagues.
I remember the shock when Casartelli died. So young. Is it worth it.
Don't know how the guys can continue the race.
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It's a reminder how dangerous cycling is. Not just for the pros either. Leaves a feeling of numbness. Poor guy."Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago2
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Today is one year on from Gino’s passing, and the effects are still felt. I just rode over the Albula pass where he had his accident. There’s a very small memorial in place on the innocuous corner where he came off the road.
He is still deeply missed in the Zürich and Swiss cycling scenes. There was a RideForGino organised ride this morning in Aigle, which was fundraising for the conservation charities that Gino supported.
I think he would have really enjoyed this year’s Tour de Suisse route, with its variety of mountain stages and two stages on the local roads of Zürich. I’m happy that Bahrain got a stage win, and Torstein Træen won the Gino Mäder mountain prize for being first over the races highpoint.
RIP Gino
(Wandering thoughts I wanted to share as I reflect on this ride in the train)
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Thanks.
Such a terrible loss.
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Seems longer ago . I was thinking about him.the other day
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm2 -
The sadness still lingers, as he seemed to be more rounded than your average pro cyclist and had so much still to give.
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