This is tragic news that the International Cycling Union (UCI) has just announced. Muriel Furrer (18) died after her fall in the road race at the Junior Worlds on Thursday. The young runner, victim of serious head trauma, was airlifted to Zurich hospital in “a very critical condition”. She died this Friday. “With the death of Muriel Furrer, the international cycling community loses a rider who had a future ahead of her”indicates the UCI.
An investigation was launched to try to understand how the accident occurred. The exact location of his fall has not been specified. According to Swiss media, the accident occurred in a forest above Küsnacht, on the eastern shore of Lake Zurich, and the runner took many minutes before being discovered.