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Muriel Furrer Lay Unseen for 82 Minutes After Fatal World Championships Crash

Posted : 01 April 2026

Investigators have revealed that Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer, 18, was not located for 82 minutes after crashing during the junior road race at the 2024 Road World Championships in Zurich. Furrer, competing near her hometown, left the road in wet conditions and collided with a wooded area, sustaining fatal head injuries.

The Zurich Public Prosecutors’ Office concluded that there was no evidence of criminal conduct or negligence by the race organizers. The crash occurred at approximately 11:04am, in a section of the 73.5km course that was out of sight of marshals, support vehicles, spectators, and race officials. Furrer’s body was eventually discovered at 12:26pm, after lying hidden in the undergrowth for more than an hour. She was airlifted to a hospital but later died from her injuries.

The investigation noted that live tracking and radio communication, common in other major races like the Tour de France, were not in place at the World Championships. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has since implemented GPS trackers for the 2025 World Championships in Rwanda to monitor riders’ locations at all times. Cyclists’ union CPA has long advocated for such technology to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Prosecutors emphasized that emergency responders arrived promptly after Furrer was found and immediately administered medical care. “No evidence of any criminally relevant breaches of duty was found, either in connection with the rescue operation or the subsequent medical care at the University Hospital Zurich,” the statement read.

In honor of Furrer, the UCI retired her race number, 84, from women’s junior road races. The findings arrive shortly after British cyclist Tom Pidcock suffered a crash into a ravine during the Volta a Catalunya, an accident initially unseen by cameras or race officials. Unlike Furrer, Pidcock was able to alert his team via radio and finished the stage before withdrawing from the race the following day.

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