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Professional cycling is an extremely risky and dangerous sport, and the sad reality is that it has had many tragedies. The loss of Gino Mäder in last year’s Tour de Suisse was one of those tragedies that particularly left a deep impression upon the professional peloton as well as fans of the sport. In an essay published by Rouleur, Pello Bilbao discusses the impact Mäder’s death had upon him. Read “I Still Really Miss Gino” by Pello Bilbao.

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