Cycling remembers ‘exceptional Gino Mader after death at the Tour de Suisse

The Swiss rider was involved in a high-speed crash on the descent of the Albula Pass.

RIP: Swiss cyclist Gino Mader has died aged 26 as a result of injuries from a crash at the Tour de Suisse (Massimo Paolone/AP)

Swiss cyclist Gino Mader has died at the age of 26 as the result of injuries suffered in a crash at the Tour de Suisse on Thursday, the Bahrain-Victorious team has announced.

Mader was involved in a high-speed crash on the descent of the Albula Pass late on stage six of the race along with American Magnus Sheffield, with both riders falling into a ravine.