All riders to use GPS trackers at 2025 World Championships after Muriel Furrer's death

UCI to trial technology at women's Tour de Romandie this month

A general view of Lotte Kopecky of Team Belgium, Juliette Labous of Team France, Anna Henderson of Team Great Britain and the peloton competing during the 97th UCI Cycling World Championships in Zurich in 2024.
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All riders will compete with GPS tracking devices on their bikes at this September’s UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda, cycling's governing body, the UCI has confirmed.

The measure comes after Swiss 18-year-old Muriel Furrer died following a crash in the junior women’s road race at the event in Zürich, Switzerland last year. According to reports, Furrer lay alone for almost an hour and a half before she was discovered at the side of the road. She later died as a result of a head injury.

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Tom Davidson
Senior News and Features Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and holds a master's degree in International Journalism. Since 2020, he has been the host of The TT Podcast, offering race analysis and rider interviews.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill, and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides. His best result is 28th in a hill-climb competition, albeit out of 40 entrants.

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