Tour de France withdraw bib number 61 in tribute to Gino Mäder

It has been revealed that the Tour de France will pay tribute to the much-missed Gino Mäder by opting against issuing the number 61 bib. Instead, Mäder's teammates at Bahrain - Victorious will instead use the numbers 62-69. 

Mäder crashed on a high-speed descent at the recent Tour de Suisse, tragically passing away as a result of the incident. A minute's silence was held during the Bahrain - Victorious team presentation on Thursday in an emotional and poignant moment of quiet before the storm of the Tour de France gets underway.

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❤ During the #TDF2023, @BHRVictorious will ride with bibs 62 to 69. Bib 61 will not be used this year in honour of Gino. ❤ Pendant le #TDF2023, l'équipe @BHRVictorious portera les dossards 62 à 69. Le 61 sera retiré cette année en hommage à Gino Mäder.

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