Overview
- Nu Colombia and Colombia’s cycling federation confirmed his death on Friday, citing medical complications from his crash at France’s Tour du Jura.
- He was treated in France for a left‑knee wound, then evaluated in Oviedo, Spain, where doctors found a hard‑to‑treat infection and moved him to intensive care.
- Team officials and Colombian media said the infection progressed to septicemia, a dangerous blood infection that can follow a contaminated wound.
- Nu Colombia withdrew from the Tour of Asturias after the announcement, and teams including UAE Team Emirates posted public tributes.
- Muñoz, 30, was a former UAE Team Emirates rider from Boyacá who won a mountain stage at the 2018 Giro Next Gen before later joining Nu Colombia.