ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: The screen shows cyclist Muriel Furrer, who sadly passed away after suffering a severe head injury at the UCI Paracycling and Road World Championships 2024during the 97th UCI Cycling World Championships Zurich 2024, Men's U23 Road Race a 173.6km one day race from Uster to Zurich on September 27, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).
One year on from Swiss rider Murriel Furrer's tragic death following a crash at the World Championships, the UCI has decided to retire the race number she wore during the junior road race in Zurich.
In tribute to Furrer, no rider will wear 84 in Saturday's junior women's road race in Kigali, Rwanda, and it will no longer be assigned at future women's junior road races at Worlds.
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