Colombian cyclist Cristian Camilo Muñoz has died at the age of 30 from an infection following an injury sustained in a fall at the Tour de Jura in France last Saturday. The former colleague of Slovenian Tadej Pogačar in UAE Team Emirates injured his knee in an accident, got an infection and his condition deteriorated rapidly due to sepsis.
Six days after the fall, he died in a hospital in Valladolid, Spain. “The Nu Colombia team is deeply saddened by the news of the death of Cristian Camilo Muñoz, who died in the early hours of Friday morning due to complications during the treatment of knee injuries. His condition deteriorated rapidly and despite the efforts of the doctors, he was no longer able to save him.” team officials said on social media.
