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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jeremy Whittle

Fear casts a shadow over peloton for Tour de France after Mäder’s death

When the Tour de France starts in Bilbao on Saturday, the peloton will try to push fear to the back of their minds, while knowing that danger and risk are constant presences in elite racing.

In the aftermath of the death of Gino Mäder, who crashed while descending at high speed in the Tour de Suisse on 16 June, those fears have become heightened. The riders remain on edge, a milieu in shock, with fear now shadowing every race.

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