To pay tribute to Muriel Furrer, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has decided that in future, the race number 84 worn by the Swiss rider during the 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships in Zurich (Switzerland) will no longer be assigned in the Women Junior road race.
Muriel Furrer crashed during the Women Junior road race on 26 September 2024. She suffered a serious head injury and was airlifted by helicopter to Zurich University Hospital in a critical condition. She died the following day, plunging the cycling community into deep sadness.
Commenting on the decision, UCI President David Lappartient said: "The death of Muriel Furrer, a promising young rider with a bright future ahead of her, during our UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships last year cast a shadow of mourning over the event and the entire cycling community. One year later to the day, our thoughts are still with her, her loved ones, and her Federation, Swiss Cycling. To pay tribute to Muriel, the UCI has decided that the race number she wore during the event will no longer be assigned in the Women Junior road race at the UCI World Championships for road cycling."