Pogacar’s superb tribute to cyclist Muriel Furrer, who died on Friday

Tadej Pogacar was crowned road cycling world champion for the first time in his career yesterday in Zurich. The Slovenian rider entered the legend by wearing his first rainbow jersey, having achieved a monumental Giro-Tour de France-World Championship hat-trick this year. The 26-year-old runner won the race after a completely crazy attack and he was in tears at the finish, he who added a little more to his immense prize list. But after his victory, Pogacar spoke and paid a superb tribute to Swiss runner Muriel Furrer, who died on Friday following a fall on Thursday in the junior women’s race.

Pogacar’s tribute to Furrer

Pogacar confided that he ran thinking of the Swiss Muriel Furrer, while the death of the latter is “a tragedy“who should encourage the peloton to be”plus prudent“, as the new world champion declared on Sunday evening. “It is a tragedy, first of all obviously for his family and loved ones, for the Swiss team, but also for the entire cycling community. It’s very difficult. This weekend, everyone ran thinking of her. It’s hard to know what should change. Cycling is a dangerous sport and has become even more so in recent years. It’s happened too often. We must be more careful on the road, take care of each other when we ride in a peloton, pay attention to others, respect each other. We’re just human beings and we don’t want anything bad to happen to anyone.“, continued Pogacar at a press conference after his coronation. He thus paid a beautiful tribute to the young runner.

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