Tudor Pro Cycling and Intermarche teams made the difficult decision to withdraw from the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday following the tragic death of Swiss cyclist Gino Maeder. Maeder, a member of Team Bahrain Victorious, suffered a fatal accident during the downhill finale of Thursday's fifth stage and passed away at the age of 26 on Friday.
Team Bahrain Victorious had already withdrawn from the race on Friday, and Tudor and Intermarche joined them in solidarity prior to Saturday's seventh stage. Despite the organisers' decision to continue the race after consulting the teams and Maeder's family, Tudor and Intermarche felt it was necessary to withdraw.