Muriel furrer crash | Muriel furrer accident video | Swiss rider Muriel Furrer dies after cycle fall
Teen rider Muriel Furrer pass away after horror fall at world cycling championships after suffering a serious head injury at the world championships in Switzerland.
UCI Statement
He added: “The UCI and the organising committee are respecting the wish of the family to continue these world championships.”
The cycling community mourns.
The 18-year-old fell heavily competing in the women’s junior road race in driving rain in Zurich and was airlifted to hospital in a “very critical” condition.
“It is with great sadness that the UCI and the Organizing Committee of the 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships today learned the tragic news.
Aus Anlass des tödlichen Unfalls von Muriel Furrer haben gestern rund 100 Personen aus der Velo-Community der jungen Sportlerin gedacht.
Sie fuhren im Rahmen der #CriticalMass als Silent Ride vom Bürkliplatz zur Ziellinie der Rad-WM @zurich2024, wo sie ein Ghost Bike aufstellten. pic.twitter.com/AOydbmpaLS— Velo Mänsche Züri (@VeloMenschen) September 28, 2024
“The international cycling community loses a rider with a bright future ahead of her.”
Furrer won silver in both the junior time trial and road race at this year’s Swiss nationals.
How did Muriel Furrer crash?
Furrer, 18, crashed while riding on rain-slicked roads through a forest area in the junior women’s event. After the fall in which she suffered a head injury, Furrer was airlifted by helicopter in critical condition to Zurich University Hospital, according to the Union Cycliste Internationale.
RIP Muriel Furrer, who tragically died after a crash in the Junior Worlds Road Race this week. Our thoughts are with her family.