Gino Mäder, one of Swiss cycling's rising stars in recent years, has suffered a very heavy crash at Tour de Suisse and been airlifted from the crash scene to hospital. The Bahrain Victorious rider and Magus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) crashes off the road on a descent near the finish.
While there were also grave concerns for Sheffield, as both riders crashed a long way down off the road, his team has said he broke no bones. However, he has sustained concussion as well as soft tissue injuries and his condition was being monitored.
While it was confirmed Sheffield was being cared for in a hospital in Samedan overnight after the crash on the descent of the Albulapass in the finale of today's stage, Mäder's condition was less clear after being airlifted to hospital in Chur.
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The race organiser's statement certainly depicted a very serious scene when paramedics were able to reach Mäder, a 26-year-old with stage wins at Tour de Suisse and Giro d'Italia already on his palmares.
“At race kilometre 197 in the descent of the Albula Pass, two riders crashed at very high speed," the race organisers' statement said. "The race doctor was on the scene of the accident within two minutes. Magnus Sheffield was responsive. He was transported to Samedan hospital with bruises and a concussion.
“Gino Mäder lay motionless in the water. He was immediately resuscitated and then transported to Chur hospital by air ambulance. The severity of his injuries has not yet been fully clarified. An update will be given as soon as new information is available. The circumstances of the accident are being clarified."
