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[DevonDeathTrip 2,366]

18 year old Muriel Furrer in a "very critical" condition following a crash this morning during the World Championship junior road race.

Edited September 26 by DevonDeathTrip
Edited to road race, not time trial

[JQW 288]

2 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

18 year old Muriel Furrer in a "very critical" condition following a crash this morning during the World Championship junior time trial.

 

Road Race, not Time Trial, as that was Tuesday.

 

Report in English from Cycling Weekly.

 

[The Old Crem 3,633]

18 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

18 year old Muriel Furrer in a "very critical" condition following a crash this morning during the World Championship junior road race.

Dead

Very sad news.
 

I watched the para races yesterday which were held later on that morning on the BBC website and at one point the various races went past what I think might have been the accident site as the commentators did suggest it was an accident in an earlier race. 

[DevonDeathTrip 2,366]

5 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

Dead

Very sad news.
 

I watched the para races yesterday which were held later on that morning on the BBC website and at one point the various races went past what I think might have been the accident site as the commentators did suggest it was an accident in an earlier race. 

 

There's been some speculation today that Furrer wasn't found until an hour after she'd crashed.  I find that hard to believe, but, if true, it is bordering on the race organisers being criminally negligent.

[The Old Crem 3,633]

On 27/09/2024 at 19:21, DevonDeathTrip said:

 

There's been some speculation today that Furrer wasn't found until an hour after she'd crashed.  I find that hard to believe, but, if true, it is bordering on the race organisers being criminally negligent.

Seems to be true - lots of talk today during the men’s race about how unlike the rest of the season there is no race radios and elsewhere a lot of people are blaming their absence for this. 

[The Old Crem 3,633]

On 16/02/2024 at 19:15, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

Chris Hoy has some type of cancer. Give him a thread if you wish. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/68321710

Terminally Ill. Has been given Two to Four years wirh prostate cancer but that was given to him a year ago pre treatment which 25% of people who started it in 2011 are still alive. Maybe now is time for a thread as you suggested. 
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/31186885/olympics-sir-chris-hoy-terminal-cancer/

https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-sunday-times-magazine/article/chris-hoy-terminal-cancer-wife-interview-0rpw9h0l7

 

His wife Sarra has also been diagnosed with a serious form of MS in the last year. 

[Thatcher 2,479]

31 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Terminally Ill. Has been given Two to Four years wirh prostate cancer but that was given to him a year ago pre treatment which 25% of people who started it in 2011 are still alive. Maybe now is time for a thread as you suggested. 
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/31186885/olympics-sir-chris-hoy-terminal-cancer/

https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-sunday-times-magazine/article/chris-hoy-terminal-cancer-wife-interview-0rpw9h0l7

 

His wife Sarra has also been diagnosed with a serious form of MS in the last year. 

That’s sad news. 

[msc 18,543]

Chris Hoy terminally ill? Bloody hell.

[drol 12,146]

On 13/04/2024 at 10:26, drol said:

Eddy Merckx received emergency surgery due to volvulus, but was never in danger of life and has been already discharged.

Eddy Merckx hospitalised after falling and breaking his hip.

[drol 12,146]

Rik van Looy dead at 90.

[Ulitzer95 12,853]

1 hour ago, drol said:

Rik van Looy dead at 90.

His name likely won't mean much to many on here but can't be understated how huge he was in his field. Arguably Belgium's most famous cyclist ever.

[YoungWillz 21,213]

Just now, Ulitzer95 said:

His name likely won't mean much to many on here but can't be understated how huge he was in his field. Arguably Belgium's most famous cyclist ever.

QOs abound. But not picked.

 

There are uniques out there. Risky uniques, but possible to get 20 of them for next year.

 

Lawdy, this deadpooling lark is difficult!

[Sly Ronnie 917]

23 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

His name likely won't mean much to many on here but can't be understated how huge he was in his field. Arguably Belgium's most famous cyclist ever.

 

Very arguable, if you're Eddy Merckx!

[DevonDeathTrip 2,366]

25 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

His name likely won't mean much to many on here but can't be understated how huge he was in his field. Arguably Belgium's most famous cyclist ever.

 

One of only three cyclists to win all five of the 'monument' races. 

 

Also from the same village as contemporary cycling legend Wout van Aert.

[I.R.Baboon 224]

Merckx reacts on the death of Van Looy on cam - looks worse than earlier this year but not awful either: https://sporza.be/nl/2024/12/18/eddy-merckx-neemt-met-pijn-afscheid-van-boezemvriend-gemaakt-om-100-te-worden-maar-laatste-weken-ging-het-slecht~1734518177996/ . Van Looy called Merckx last week after his fall, so his health declined quickly.

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,708]

Despite having had one of the most dominant years in cycling history, Tadej Pogacar wasn’t even nominated for the SPOTY World Star award. I guess the clue is in this thread’s subtitle. Armstrong and his predecessors have cast a long, permanent shadow over the sport. 
 

Yeah, I’d rate Eddy ahead of Rik. And everyone else.