The cycling world is mourning the tragic death of 18-year-old Swiss cyclist Muriel Ferrer, who died on Friday from severe head injuries sustained in a fall at the Road and Para Cycling World Championships in Zurich the day before. There is.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) released a statement confirming Farrer's death.
Muriel Farrer, the Swiss cyclist who died in an accident on Thursday during a minute's silence before the medal ceremony for the men's under-23 road race at the World Cycling and Paracycling Road Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. 's photo was displayed. Friday, September 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter DeJong)
“The International Cycling Union (UCI) and the organizing committee of the 2024 UCI Road and Para Cycling Road World Championships in Zurich (Switzerland) today announced the tragic news of the death of young Swiss cyclist Muriel Ferrer. “It is with great regret that we learned of this,” the statement began.
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“With the passing of Muriel Ferrer, international cycling has lost a rider with a bright future.”
According to the UCI, Farrar suffered a “serious fall” during Thursday's race and suffered “serious head injuries.” She was taken to hospital by helicopter in critical condition and died the next day at Zurich University Hospital.
Muriel Ferrer of Switzerland competes in the UCI Women's Cross Country Junior, XCO and Mountain Bike World Championships held in Pal Arinsal, Andorra on August 30, 2024. (Maxim Schmidt/Keystone, via AP, File)
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“The UCI and the 2024 UCI Road and Para Cycling Road World Championships Organizing Committee extend our deepest condolences to Muriel Farrer's family, friends and her Swiss Cycling Federation.”
Details of the crash were not immediately known.
Riders distance themselves from the group in pouring rain during the men's junior road race at the Cycling and Para-Cycling Road World Championships on Thursday, September 26, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Peter DeJong)
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Farrar was competing in a junior women's event on wet and slippery roads when she crashed in a wooded area south of Zurich. Police and the public prosecutor's office are investigating the accident.
Farrer's death becomes the second Swiss cyclist to die in an accident in the past two seasons. Gino Maeder, 26, died in June 2023 after falling into a ravine during the Tour de Suisse.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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