This tragedy is the subject of an investigation by the Swiss police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The circumstances of the fall, which took place in a wooded area of the course, must indeed be clarified. According to the Swiss newspaper Blick, after her fall, Muriel Furrer “remained in the forest for a long time, next to the race circuit, without being discovered“. She would therefore have landed off the road after her fall and both the motorcycles and the following cars would not have seen her, while the riders passed the same place again during the second lap of the Zurich course.
“Once the race was over, no one thought anything bad had happened”
Still according to information from our Swiss colleagues, the emergency services did not intervene during the race and the rescue helicopter which took the young cyclist to the hospital only landed on the course an hour after the race. end of the competition. “I have heard about falls several times via Radio-Tour, but I have not seen any. When the race was over, no one thought anything bad had happened. There was no information in this direction. The boys’ road race also took place normally a little later. When I learned of the accident that same evening, I was very surprised and of course upset.“, a biker who followed the race told Blick. “We do not have certain information at the moment“, said Olivier Senn, member of the organizing committee, at a press conference on Friday, when he was asked about the time that passed before Muriel Furrer was found. “We do everything possible to ensure the safety of runners. We once again re-examined the descent and installed more flaggers. The other races of these Worlds will take place. It’s the family’s wish“, he added.
Blick points out that the road surface was good at the site of the crash, but the race took place in pouring rain, which made the course dangerous, especially on the winding descents. For the men’s hopeful race this Friday, the bend where Muriel Furrer would have fallen had in the meantime been secured with tape and trees were protected with thick carpets.
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