A cyclist breaks his silence for Muriel Furrer: “She was left for more than an hour in the cold and rain”

Muriel Furrer He lost his life at the age of 18 in a fall in Zurich World Cup. A tragedy that marked the World Championships and that, a week later, continues to produce reactions among the cyclists of the international peloton. The last to raise his voice was Andrea Raccagni Novieroyoung talent of 20 years Soudal-Quick Stepwho also raced in Zurich.

Through the publication on his Instagram account, the Italian took advantage of his condolences to the family and friends of Furrer and also apologize for not being able to speak sooner. Raccagni Noviero He feels guilty for not speaking up when he had the chance and asking other cyclists to come together to change things and make cycling a safer sport. He also sends a clear message to UCI leaders, whom he accuses of not caring about the safety of cyclists and for which he regrets. Furrer “was abandoned for more than an hour in the cold and rain in the most important race of the year.”

The complete message from Andrea Raccagni Noviero

“I wanted to make a nice post with some pictures of my world championship experience, but at the beginning I thought it wasn’t the right thing to do. A week passed, and (apart from a few articles) nobody Alone only safe today, a cyclist like me was left alone for over an hour, in the cold and rain, during the most important race of the year Maybe this post is useless It will give me an opportunity to ask apologies to Muriel and her family because like I said, it’s my fault and the fault of all the other cyclists who never spoke up about the safety problems we were having.

“It’s our fault too. If we’ve reached this point it’s because we’re not even trying to change things. Everyone knows what happened in Zurich a few days ago, I can’t say any more because the situation is in under investigation and I did not participate in that race, but I can talk about what I experienced press but it is not enough that we compete in a sport that It’s too dangerous and the exact moment you run the race you know the dangers, but this, it’s something more. The people making the decisions do not care about our safety and we have no respect for our lives. Let’s just accept it, but is this what we want? This was definitely not what the family wanted. Murielto which I send my deepest condolences, and at the same time I apologize, because I had the opportunity to speak and I did not do it before. And I also want to apologize to you Muriel, because like any other 18 year old, you deserve to live life to the fullest and not disappear like that, and I feel guilty about that.

I wish that every cyclist who experienced situations that were too dangerous and never said so, would also raise their voice. We have to do something to change all this, and it is up to us. So my hope is that as many riders as possible will repost this so we can try to have as much impact as possible to make the sport we love safer.”