[4] Gino Mäder was born on 4 January 1997,[5] in Flawil in the Canton of St. Gallen,[6][7] and raised in Wiedlisbach.

[9] Mäder turned fully professional in 2019, with UCI WorldTeam Team Dimension Data.

[14] For the Giro d'Italia in 2021, he was made an assistant to Mikel Landa who eventually quit early due to injury during stage 5.

[9] The next day, Mäder won the stage and dedicated his victory to the injured Mikel Landa.

[15] Over the rest of the race, he continued his strong performance while serving as a domestique for Jack Haig.

[18] He held his position in the final day time trial to finish the Vuelta in fifth and confirming his victory in the young rider classification.

[20] He eventually raised over 4000€ for the Amsterdam-based NGO Just Diggit which focuses on re-greening deserted areas in Africa.

[20] In 2022, he pledged he would continue to raise money for environmental means donating 1 Euro for every rider he beat at each stage throughout the year.

[8] The American cyclist Magnus Sheffield had fallen at almost the exact same spot a few minutes earlier.