Furrer suffered fatal head injury during junior road raceUCI confirms ‘tragic news’ in a statement on Friday
The Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after suffering a serious head injury at the world road race championships in Zurich, the governing body Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has confirmed.
“It is with great sadness that the UCI and the organising committee of the 2024 UCI road world championships in Zurich, Switzerland, today learned the tragic news of the death of young Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer,” a statement read. “The 18-year-old rider fell heavily [on] Thursday during the women’s junior road race, and suffered a serious head injury before being flown to hospital by helicopter in a very critical condition.
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