Gino Mäder has been airlifted to hospital after he crashed heavily on the descent of the Albulapass in the finale of stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse.Both Mäder and Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) went off the roadside in the closing kilometres of Thursday’s stage, and they received treatment from paramedics on site before they were taken to hospital.

Mäder’s Bahrain Victorious squad stated that the Swiss rider had been involved in what they described as a “bad crash.” The race organisation later confirmed that he has been airlifted to hospital in Chur. Both riders are on their way to the hospital. As far as we know, Magnus Sheffield is less seriously injured. Gino Mäder suffered serious injuries, but I can't go into more detail about them,” Tour de Suisse director Olivier Senn told SRF. The Tour de Suisse organisation later published a statement regarding the crash on the descent of the Albulapass.

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