“It is the UCI that sets the rules” – the Zurich World Cup organizer answers why Muriel Furrer and other riders did not have GPS tracking

GPS tracking is believed to be the one thing that may have been most helpful in helping Muriel Furrer, who died last week at the World Championships in Zurich. The investigation into the accident is ongoing, but event organizers also criticize the fact that the UCI does not make such a device mandatory for all racers.

Olivier Senn, part of the race organization, spoke to Blick about the incident that left a dark mark on the race weekend: “Thousands of male and female riders survived this descent without falling. There was only one fall, unfortunately with a tragic outcome. If the authorities’ investigation shows that we are responsible, we will accept that responsibility.”

The Swiss newspaper reported at the time that Furrer, who had fallen into a wooded area during the race, was only found around 1:30 hours after the accident and was then flown to hospital with a head injury around another hour later. Disaster struck during the junior women's road race as she later died from her injuries. Several possible solutions have been discussed and proposed recently, but one of them is clearly the most prominent:

“But the UCI did not impose any conditions regarding GPS tracking. It is the UCI that sets the rules. “We have already let them know that we need to have a good conversation about this,” Senn continued. I hope that this will change something in cycling. Too many drivers have already died.”

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