Gino Mäder’s fatal accident at the Tour de Suisse highlights the dangers in elite level cycling as the showpiece event approaches
When the Tour de France starts in Bilbao on Saturday, the peloton will try to push fear to the back of their minds, while knowing that danger and risk are constant presences in elite racing.
In the aftermath of the death of Gino Mäder, who crashed while descending at high speed in the Tour de Suisse on 16 June, those fears have become heightened. The riders remain on edge, a milieu in shock, with fear now shadowing every race.
