Rising star cyclist, 17, is struck and killed by car in Colorado during practice for world championships
A teenage bike owner described as a “rising star” was hit and killed by a automobile during a journey in Colorado simply weeks earlier than he was because of compete in the World Championships.
Magnus White, 17, was biking near his dwelling in Boulder, Colorado, when he was fatally injured after being hit by a car, in keeping with USA Biking, who mentioned that they had obtained the unhappy information on 30 July – two weeks earlier than leaving for Glasgow, Scotland, to compete in the Junior Males’s Mountain Bike Cross-Nation World Championships.
“White fell in love with biking at an early age via Boulder Junior Biking. He was a rising star in the off-road biking scene and his ardour for biking was evident via his racing and camaraderie together with his teammates and local people,” USA Biking mentioned in a submit on Instagram, in which in addition they despatched condolences to {the teenager}’s household.
“He gained the 2021 Junior 17-18 Cyclocross Nationwide Championships, then went on to compete with the USA Biking Nationwide Crew for a full season of European Cyclocross racing and closed out the 12 months on the 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
“He proudly represented the U.S. and the Boulder neighborhood at one other Cyclocross World Championships in January of 2023 in Hoogerheide. The summer season of 2023 marked a brand new chapter for White, the place he earned a spot on the Mountain Bike World Championships staff.”
White was rushed to hospital following the accident, which noticed a 23-year-old driver hit the bike owner from behind after driving into the shoulder from the best lane of Colorado State Freeway 119, The New York Submit reported, citing freeway patrol.
Nevertheless, he died from his accidents after being taken to a close-by hospital.
A GoFundMe web page for the teen mentioned: “Magnus’s best pleasure in life was biking after taking part in flag soccer when he was youthful. He was additionally an achieved skier.
“Magnus leaves behind his mother and father Jill and Michael and his brother Eero and numerous mates worldwide,” the web page added.
