Gino’s dog is named Pello. After Pello Bilbao. Because he was found on the streets of Bilbao, and Gino said he wanted to name him for Pello because Pello also comes from Bilbao.
When at home, Gino took him everywhere, because the dog didn’t like being alone due to his past.
Rest in Peace Melissa Hoskins 🤍
Junior World Champion and World Champion in the Team Pursuit. Several podiums in the Team Time Trial Road World Championships. Olympian.
Cyclist, mother, daughter.
You will be missed.
24 February 1991 – 31 December 2023 🕯️
This is Cycling Barbie.
She comes with 4 World Champion titles, an Olympic gold and silver medal, one European Champion title, 8 Grand Tour GC wins, and a total of 104 pro career victories.
Her name is Annemiek van Vleuten, and today is her last day racing as a pro cyclist.
Etymology fun fact: The name Pogačar comes from the word “pogača” which is derived from Latin focacea, focacia, which means “cooked bread” and is the root for the Italian word “focaccia” in the sense that we know it.
His name is, quite literally, Tadej Focaccia
#Giroditalia
frankfurt hat ein ghostbike mehr und eine olympiarudererin, architektin, feministin, radfahrerin und mama weniger 🤍
großes fick dich an den autofahrer der mich und eine mama mit kinderwagen 5 min später aus einer tankstelle über den bürgersteig ausfahrend fast umgelegt hätte🖕
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung published a beautiful article about Gino, labelled “Gino Mäder wanted to make the world a better place”.
I have translated some of the most touching parts here.
Link to the article:
maybe unpopular opinion but you shouldn’t be able to purchase world champion jerseys. you either get one as a gift from a rider to hang up on your wall, or you earn it in competition. rainbow bands shouldn’t be for sale for just anyone.
I hope Melissa’s and Rohan’s children are taken good care of and everyone, including Rohan, receives psychological care 🙏
And a reminder that assumptions are not helping anyone rn, if you want to know the background of what happened, wait for the investigation and court ruling.
I’ve had more thoughts (rare occasion, I know).
I don’t like the whole “gifting a Grand Tour” narrative. Grand Tours have always been won by gifts, only if the domestiques are the ones giving them, we call them sacrifices. It is normal to support your teammate in the lead.
they may “never become best friends”, but you can’t look at these two and tell me that they hate each other either. they scream mutual respect, maybe even friendly rivals.
Gino saved him. The fact that Pello is not a pure bred never bothered him. He said in an interview once: "He is actually an English Setter, but a bit small. He's a street dog, a mongrel. I am very happy with him.”
You can read it here, but it is in German:
I feel sorry for these amazing riders who are used as a figurehead for the UAE’s sportswashing. diversity being a “core value” of a sponsor that made homosexuality illegal is just a bad joke.
UAE Team ADQ has unveiled a unique jersey that will be proudly worn by all its riders during
@LeTourFemmes
. This jersey symbolizes the team's core values of diversity and opportunities.
More detailis:
#TDFF2023
#UAETeamADQ
#WeRideToInspire
It is the middle of the night and I am in tears again over Gino’s death.
Südkurier have talked to his mother, Sandra Mäder.
I have translated bits of the article to my best knowledge of the English language and tried to convey its gravity and heavy emotion
how do I explain to my parents that a tiny man in a Slovenian jersey with hair tufts poking out of his helmet will be responsible for all of my moods for the upcoming three weeks
“Financially and sportingly, this would be a strong pairing, giving the merger team the resources to compete against teams with bigger budgets such as INEOS Grenadiers and UAE Emirates in the coming years.”
Yes right because they clearly haven’t been doing that already.
Annemiek with tears in her eyes is breaking me. End of era. Thank you for everything, Annemiek van Vleuten. Incredible rider. For a long time, her and Marianne WERE women’s cycling to me. Heel erg bedankt
@AvVleuten
#TDFF2023
Ich wollte gestern eigentlich in Simon Kämmal umbenennen mit einem Bild wie er seinen Bart kämmt und ganz vielen Polkadots, aber hab es nicht mit Photoshop hinbekommen
I’ve had the objectively worst year of my life, between ending a 4 year relationship, losing loved ones and fighting depression to the point where I didn’t know if I’d get to see the end of 2023. every day marks the beginning of a new year, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.
“yeah and then they just left Allan at home and never apologised publicly to the many women that he harassed! they didn’t even say if there were other consequences coming for his creepy behaviour!”
- “wtf dude”
Victor Lafay: "It was a great crash (laughs), on the last descent of the Tour. I was eating in a straight line and I was thrown off balance. I didn't knock anyone over and that's a relief. I didn't break anything, which is great, but I fell at 70km/h, which is fine."
Victor Lafay: "C'était une belle chute (rires), dans la dernière descente du Tour. J'étais en train de manger dans une ligne droite, j'ai été déstabilisé. J'ai fait tomber personne, c'est un soulagement. J'ai rien de cassé, c'est top mais je suis tombé à 70km/h, ça va."
#TDF2023
I’m impressed with this generation of cyclists. In many ways, they are more talented. But they do not compete like we did.
Hugs and high fives? This would have been totally foreign to me.
(via
@DannyDuncan69
)
I mean if I’d never honestly won a race in my life and had to threaten the people around me into complying with my illegal system instead of them following me because I’m a great person and good leader, I’d be a bitter old man too, so… I suppose I get it?
"They're f****** hugging it out": Lance Armstrong takes swipe at current era of pro cyclists that "do not compete like we did" and "high five" after losing races
#cycling
HOW has it been 3 weeks?
HOW is this the same Tour that Cav had to abandon?
The same Tour in which Victor Lafay brought Cofidis their first win in 15 years, and Ion Izagirre doubled down on it?
HOW were we in Bilbao 22 days ago, with a Yates twins 1-2?
Where has the time gone?
I went for a ride with friends today 😭🥹🩵
Can’t begin to describe the feeling of getting back on the bike, and noticing that it’s okay, that I can still ride, haven’t lost all of my form, and can still enjoy it 🥺
informed the REGA (rescue helicopter). We found 2 injured, Magnus, who already sat there and was shaking with his whole body, and Gino who lay in the drainage of the mountain, on a rock, motionless and unconscious, without pulse. I drew him out of the water, with the help of 2/
Jonas Vingegaard will be celebrated in Copenhagen on Wednesday at the city hall, and will appear on the balcony of the Rådhuspladsen, like last year.
On Thursday he will be celebrated in his hometown Glyngore (👇), where he will visit a carehome for the elderly.
'It's his
I am sitting in the middle of the Arenberg forest and some people are playing boule and we just heard a loud “ahh putain!” and I just thought you all should know that
Interesting thoughts from r/peloton on
#LaVuelta23
This Redditor has put the thoughts that I have had too very well and nuanced, probably better than I could. Link to the post:
I just learned the horrible news that three close friends of mine, a father and his two daughters, have lost their lives in a plane crash. I will be offline for an uncertain amount of time, just so that no one wonders where I am. Take care everyone 🤍