Munoz Dies From Infection Six Days After Crash

Colombian Cristian Camilo Munoz has died from a knee infection pursuing a clang six days ago.

The 30-year-old did not decorativeness nan Tour du Jura one-day title successful France successful which nan mishap occurred, and was treated by medics pursuing nan incident.

He past travelled pinch his NU Colombia squad to Spain for different race, wherever he was admitted to infirmary pinch a "difficult-to-treat" infection.

Munoz, whose erstwhile teams included World Tour powerhouses UAE Team Emirates, came 4th successful nan 2024 Colombian Road Race Championships, and won a shape of nan under-23 Giro d'Italia successful 2018.

His squad said: "Today we bid farewell Cristian Munoz, a cyclist who turned each kilometer into a show of passion, subject and heart.

"[His] decease occurred arsenic a consequence of aesculapian complications arising from nan mishap he suffered past Saturday.

"Following nan crash, Cristian was initially treated astatine a aesculapian centre, wherever he received curen for an wounded to his near knee.

"Once nan squad arrived successful Oviedo, Spain, Cristian was examined again astatine a clinic, wherever aesculapian unit detected a difficult-to-treat infection that required further master care.

"His information deteriorated and, contempt each nan efforts of nan aesculapian team, Cristian passed distant connected Friday morning."

Safety successful roadworthy racing has been called into mobility pursuing a number of fatalities and superior injuries.

Switzerland's Muriel Furrer died aft crashing successful nan 2024 Road World Championships women's inferior race, going undetected successful undergrowth for much than an hr earlier being discovered by organisers.

In 2023 different Swiss, Gino Mader, died pursuing a high-speed clang connected a descent during nan Tour de Suisse.

Cycling's governing assemblage nan UCI introduced a number of caller information protocols nan aforesaid twelvemonth to effort to mitigate nan precocious risks for riders and spectators successful a athletics which takes spot connected nationalist roads.