From X, Sandra Mäder:
Ein Jahr schon ohne dich 💔
Ein Jahr in der neuen Zeitrechnung 💔
Ein Jahr Schmerz 💔
Ein Jahr tägliches weinen
GINO ICH VERMISSE DICH SO UNENDLICH
(A year without you 💔 / A year in the new era 💔 / A year of pain 💔 / A year of crying every day / GINO I MISS YOU SO MUCH)
One year ago today, Gino crashed and died in the Albula descent during the Tour de Suisse stage 5.
While the cycling sport can never be 100% safe – and keep in mind we mere mortals do not have the road to ourselves – there was no real need for this downhill finish.
The Albula pass’ short end downhill is not very technical, which means even great descenders won’t gain a lot, but speeds get up to 80 – 100 kph for everyone.
A mountain top finish would have been perfectly fine, would not have made a lot of difference in time gaps and would have avoided this tragic death.
And every death is one too many, especially if it could have been avoided…
