The 18-year-old rider fell heavily on Thursday in a forest area south of Zurich and was airlifted to hospital by helicopter. It was announced on Friday she had died.
A Swiss teenage cyclist with 'a bright future ahead of her' has died a day after suffering a serious head injury at the world championships. Muriel Furrer crashed while competing on rain-slicked roads in the junior women's road race in her home country. The 18-year-old rider fell heavily on Thursday in a forest area south of the city of Zurich and was airlifted to hospital by helicopter, reportedly in a critical condition. Race organisers announced on Friday she had died.
'We are losing a warm-hearted and wonderful young woman who always had a smile on her face. There is no understanding, only pain and sadness.' At a news conference, a director of the Swiss organising committee Olivier Senn said he could not confirm exactly where the crash happened. Police and the public prosecutor's office were investigating the incident, Mr Senn said. Furrer had finished in 44th position in the junior women's time trial earlier in the week.
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