The 17-year-old cycling star was preparing for a mountain bike competition in Scotland.
The U.S. national team cyclist was on a final ride to prepare for the Junior Men’s Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships in August in Glasgow, Scotland.
"We offer our heartfelt condolences to the White family, his teammates, friends, and the Boulder community during this incredibly difficult time. We ride for Magnus," USA Cycling wrote in anWhite was a rising star winning the 2021 Junior 17-18 Cyclocross National Championships USA Cycling National Team for a full season of European Cyclocross racing and closed out the year at the 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA Cycling noted.
He then represented the U.S. and the Boulder community at another Cyclocross World Championships in January in the Netherlands. White is survived by his parents, Michael and Jill, and his brother, Eero, the Associated Press reported.All the news you need to know, every day
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