A 17-year-old hailed as a “emerging big name” in off-road biking died after he was once struck by way of a automotive in Colorado whilst coaching for a mountain cycling international championship.
Magnus White was once biking close to his house in Boulder on Saturday when he was once hit, USA Biking stated.
“White was once all in favour of his ultimate arrangements prior to leaving for Glasgow, Scotland to compete within the Junior Males’s Mountain Motorbike Move-Nation International Championships on August 10, 2023,” stated the group, beginner biking’s governing frame. “He was once a emerging big name within the off-road biking scene and his hobby for biking was once obtrusive thru his racing and camaraderie together with his teammates and local people.”
The teenager were set to start his senior yr in highschool within the coming weeks, in line with a GoFundMe web page arrange for his circle of relatives.
His aggressive biking occupation began early.
“He started biking when he was once 8 and briefly rose in the course of the biking ranks,” his GoFundMe web page says. “Magnus’s adventure in biking was once pushed by way of a tireless paintings ethic and a deep need to reach his non-public best possible.”
He gained the 2021 Junior 17-18 Cyclocross Nationwide Championships in Illinois, an match described as a fusion of avenue biking, mountain cycling and steeplechase.
He additionally just lately finished a complete season of Eu Cyclocross racing with the US Biking Nationwide Group, and raced on the 2022 UCI Cyclocross International Championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He additionally represented the U.S. on the Cyclocross International Championships within the Netherlands in January.
“We provide our heartfelt condolences to the White circle of relatives, his teammates, pals, and the Boulder group all over this extremely tough time,” USA Biking stated.
HuffPost couldn’t in an instant achieve the Colorado State Patrol for information about the crash.