The Tour de Suisse cycling race resumed its multistage competition on Saturday, one day after a rider died from injuries he sustained in a crash during a high-speed mountain descent.
The rider, Gino M?der, was a member of the Bahrain-Victorious team, which announced on Saturday morning that it was withdrawing from the race. Two other teams, Tudor Pro and Intermarch¨¦-Circus-Wanty, also said they had decided to leave the race.
The Bahrain-Victorious team¡¯s riders, as well as the rest of the competitors, were informed of M?der¡¯s death Friday morning - a day after he went off the course and tumbled down a steep ravine. The riders participated in a shortened memorial ride Friday that replaced the day¡¯s stage, which was called off.
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