Workforce USA’s Magnus White killed by motorist on coaching journey

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17-year-old US nationwide workforce member Magnus White was killed whereas coaching on Saturday, July 29.

In response to a press release from USA Biking, White was struck by a automotive on a motorcycle journey in his house of Boulder, Colorado.

White was a rising star within the off-road biking scene. The highschool pupil was a longtime member of the Boulder Junior Biking program and had been part of USA Biking’s cyclocross programming for the previous two years.

In 2021, White received the Junior 17-18 cyclocross nationwide championships, then went on to compete with the USA Biking nationwide workforce for a full season of European cyclocross racing.

Final November, White wrote about his experience on the Koppenberg Cross race on Velo.

In 2022, White represented the USA on the UCI cyclocross world championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was second within the Junior 17-18 cyclocross nationwide championships later that yr.

This yr, White represented the U.S. the UCI cyclocross world championships in January in Hoogerheide. He was coaching for the upcoming Glasgow world championship occasion after being chosen for the junior mountain bike world championships workforce.

“He was a rising star within the off-road biking scene and his ardour for biking was evident by means of his racing and camaraderie along with his teammates and area people,” USA Biking mentioned in a press release. “We provide our heartfelt condolences to the White household, his teammates, buddies, and the Boulder neighborhood throughout this extremely troublesome time.”

White is survived by his dad and mom, Michael and Jill, and his brother, Eero. Mates of the White household have organized a GoFundMe in his reminiscence.

Everybody at Velo sends their heartfelt condolences to White’s household, buddies, and the Boulder Junior Biking neighborhood.