Swiss junior rider in 'very critical condition' after crash at World Championships

Muriel Furrer crashed during the women's junior road race and was taken to hospital by air ambulance

Muriel Furrer during the 2022 European Cyclo-cross Championships
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Muriel Furrer, a Swiss junior cyclist, is in a "very critical condition" after suffering a "serious head injury" during a crash at the World Championships on Thursday.

The 18-year-old crashed during the women's junior road race from Uster to Zürich, which was won by Great Britain's Cat Ferguson.

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Adam Becket
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Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.