Lhe tragic death of Muriel Furrer has shaken the world of cycling for a week now. The 18-year-old Swiss died following a heavy fall during the World Championships in Zurich in the hopefuls race. But the exact circumstances of his death have not yet been clarified, while the local press indicates that they have found at least one witness to the dramatic accident. The fact remains that this death once again puts security at the center of attention. And it is by emphasizing this point that the young Italian Andrea Raccagni Noviero (Soudal-Quick Step) wanted to pay a poignant tribute to Furrer.
“Sorry Muriel, it’s our fault too,” the 20-year-old runner wrote in an Instagram post. “We got to this point because we don’t even try to change things. Everyone knows what happened a few days ago. I cannot say more because the investigation is still ongoing and I did not participate in this race. But I can talk about what I experienced. All the riders who did the time trial like me, in any category, risked their lives in a descent that had no reason to be. And everyone knew it. Someone said it in a newspaper, but that’s clearly not enough. »
Raccagni Noviero confides that “when you decide to participate in a race, you know the risks you are taking”. “But that’s something else,” he continues. “It shows that the people who make the decisions don’t care about our safety. And we have no respect for our lives. We accept it, but is it what we want? Muriel’s family certainly didn’t want this. I offer them my condolences and at the same time my apologies. Because I had the opportunity to speak and I didn’t. »
“I also want to apologize to you, Muriel,” writes the Italian. “Because like any 18-year-old, you deserved to live your life to the fullest and not lose it this way. I feel guilty about this. I would like all the cyclists who experienced a situation that was too dangerous and who said nothing to also apologize. We must do something to change things. It depends on us. Because we have seen recently that something is not working. »
The Soudal-Quick Step rider wants his appeal to be heard by as many cyclists as possible in order to “make the sport we love a little safer”.
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