Swiss rider Muriel Furrer, 18, dies after fall at world cycling championships

UCI confirms ‘tragic news’ in a statement on Friday after Furrer suffered fatal head injury during junior road race

TRAGEDY: A picture of cyclist Muriel Furrer from Switzerland who died after a crash Thursday, is projected during a minute of silence prior to the medal ceremony of the Men Under 23 Road Race of the Cycling and Para-cycling Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Pic: AP Photo/Peter Dejong

The Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after suffering a head injury at the world road race championships in Zurich on Thursday.

“It is with great sadness that the Union Cycliste Internationale [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.