Zurich cycling organisers to pressure UCI to address fatal accidents

Three days after the end of the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Zurich, the local organising committee has drawn up an initial assessment. Muriel Furrer's fatal accident was inevitably mentioned. From the organisers' point of view, public interest was high: despite the bad weather, 1.2 million people attended the nine days of competition, more than the 850,000 spectators that were initially expected. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Even during the week, around 30,000 people regularly followed the races. The peak was reached last Sunday during the men's road race, with an estimated 800,000 spectators lining the course. The general manager of the project, Daniel Rupf, spoke of a "great cycling spectacle". The world championships have also established new criteria for inclusion, the committee said. Putting pressure on the UCI But these world championships will forever be associated with the tragic death of the young Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer.