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| Born | (2006-07-01)1 July 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 September 2024(2024-09-27) (aged 18) Zurich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
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Muriel Furrer (1 July 2006[1] – 27 September 2024) was a Swiss mountain biker, road cyclist, and cyclo crosser. She won a bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2024 European Mountain Bike Championships.[2] In road cycling, she was the runner-up at the national junior championships in both the time trial and road race events.[3]
Furrer died from severe skull and brain injuries sustained in a crash during the 2024 UCI Road World Championships on 27 September 2024, at the age of 18.[4][5][6][7] Her crash was not witnessed by anybody, and she was not found for more than an hour.[8][9] At 11:09, the first cyclists passed the Sechseläutenplatz for the first time; Furrer's split time was not recorded. At 11:54, the race ended with Cat Ferguson as the winner. At 12:15 the men's paracycling race was started as scheduled, on a route that passed by the crash site. Furrer was found by security personnel who went searching for her. At 12:45, TV images of the paracycling race showed several police cars and an ambulance near the site.[10]
The UCI released a statement saying that all World Championships races would be cancelled. However, the event was continued at the express request of Furrer's parents and family, with a series of tributes and memorials.[11]
References
- "Muriel Furrer". Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- "Mixed team relay results" (PDF). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- Zwitsers wielertalent Muriel Furrer (18) overleden na val op WK voor junioren
- "Mondiali ciclismo: morta la 18enne svizzera Furrer". ANSA (in Italian). 27 September 2024.
- "Swiss rider Muriel Furrer dies after World Championship crash". 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ’Overleden wielrenster Muriel Furrer lag na haar crash lange tijd onopgemerkt in bos’
- Onderzoek naar dodelijke val Muriel Furrer (18) op WK wielrennen: lag Zwitserse al uur in bos voor ze gevonden werd?
- "Cycling World Championships continue in milder form after Furrer's death: "Swiss rider was lying in woods unnoticed for long time"". IDLprocycling.com. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- https://www.blick.ch/sport/rad/grosse-trauer-an-rad-wm-muriel-furrer-ist-gestorben-id20176158.html
- "Was Muriel Furrer lying in the forest for almost two hours until she was rescued?". bluewin.ch. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- Avec le décès de Muriel Furrer, les Mondiaux de Zurich continuent, mais la fête s’arrête