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Swiss rider Muriel Furrer in 'critical condition' at hospital after crash in junior women's road race

NAMUR, BELGIUM - NOVEMBER 05: Muriel Furrer of Switzerland competes during the 20th UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships 2022 - Women's Junior / #EuroCross22 / on November 05, 2022 in Namur, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

Switzerland's Muriel Furrer fell heavily Thursday morning in the women's junior road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Zürich and was taken to hospital by an emergency helicopter. 

According to a joint statement issued after the race by the UCI, Swiss Cycling and the Zurich 2024 Local Organizing Committee, Furrer "suffered a serious head injury and is in a very critical condition".

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