Overview
- Muñoz, who was being treated in a hospital in Valladolid, died Friday morning after his condition suddenly worsened.
- He crashed last Saturday during the Tour du Jura in France, received initial care for a left-knee injury, then was re-examined in Oviedo where clinicians detected a severe infection.
- Nu Colombia confirmed his death and withdrew from the Vuelta a Asturias as race officials observed a minute’s silence and placed black ribbons on vehicles.
- The Colombian turned professional in 2017, rode for UAE Team Emirates from 2019 to 2021, and won a stage of the under-23 Giro d’Italia in 2018.
- The case highlights how wounds from road crashes can lead to dangerous infections, feeding wider concerns about racing safety that have already prompted new UCI protocols in recent years.