Parents of Muriel Furrer demand immediate improvements in cycling protection

Parents of Muriel Furrer demand immediate improvements in cycling protection

Küssnacht ZH, Schweiz - The World Cup in Zurich took a tragic course on September 26 when the 18-year-old Muriel Furrer fell on a U-19 race and died the following day of the consequences of severe traumatic brain trauma. Her parents, Christine and Reto Furrer, are now reporting for the first time about the unimaginable loss of her daughter and the events around the fatal accident, which occurred in a familiar environment. Muriel knew the route in Küssnacht ZH, where she fell, inside and by heart. "It is simply incredible that it came out like that," explains Christine Furrer. Reto adds that it took far too long for her daughter to be found after the crash-more than 90 minutes. Today. went through when she was waiting for news about the condition of her daughter.

The Furrers now require a fundamental improvement in the security measures for bike races, in particular the use of effective tracking systems that would make it possible to locate the drivers in real time. Despite the presence of a tracking system that was used for TV reporting, it was not intended to ensure precise positioning of the athletes in an emergency. "I really hope that there will be changes," says Reto Furrer. The parents emphasize that such technologies are already available in training and that it is incomprehensible that they could not be actively used in a World Cup race until the last moment. "We have to make sure that something like this does not happen again," emphasizes Reto Furrer. nau.ch also described the emotional and shocking time of the parents, while they process the loss of their daughter.

These days, the Furrers feel the painful loss particularly strongly. "In the Advent season I miss the delicious smells of their waffles and cookies," says Christine, and the pain over the unexpected loss is constantly accompanied by the family. Although Muriel can no longer be brought back, the Furrers hope that their demands for safer conditions for bike races will be taken seriously so that other parents never have to go through the same thing as they do.