Mader team pull out after rider's death as Tour de Suisse resumes

The squad of Swiss cyclist Gino Mader, who died aft crashing connected signifier 5 of the Tour de Suisse, person withdrawn from the race.

Mader was progressive successful a high-speed clang with American Magnus Sheffield, 21, connected Thursday connected the descent of the Albula Pass and fell into a ravine.

He was airlifted to infirmary successful Chur, but passed distant connected Friday morning.

• Gino Mader dies aged 26 aft signifier 5 crash

The sixth signifier of the Tour de Suisse was cancelled connected Friday but the peloton rode the last 20km of the way neutralised successful honour of Mader.

His parent Heidi received condolences from respective riders, who wore achromatic armbands, with galore consoling 1 different before, during and aft the ride.

Organisers of the contention said that "after an affectional time and a precise touching thrust successful memory" of Mader, the contention would proceed for the last 2 stages, connected Saturday and Sunday.

They said the determination had been taken aft talks with the household of Mader positive the teams and riders involved, arsenic good arsenic the full unit of the Tour de Suisse.

"After consultation with each the radical involved, we arsenic the absorption basal agreed down this determination and are trying to clasp the past 2 stages of the men's contention successful an due setting," said contention manager Olivier Senn.

The women's Tour de Suisse volition besides commencement arsenic planned connected Saturday.

Senn added: "The women and each the teams merit a Tour de Suisse Women. We are convinced that we tin connection the women riders a nonrecreational and harmless race."

Mader was a way cyclist earlier turning nonrecreational connected the roadworthy successful 2019 and joined Team Bahrain Victorious 2 years later.

In 2021, helium won signifier six of the Giro d'Italia and finished apical of the young rider classification astatine the Vuelta a Espana.

A Tour de Suisse connection said: "Even if the absorption is already backmost connected the implementation of the coming days, the thoughts are with the household of Gino Mader."