Magnus White, a 17-year-old “rising star” in competitive cycling, has died after being hit by a car in Colorado while he was training for the world championships, the state police and U.S.A. Cycling, the sport’s governing body, said.

Magnus White, a 17-year-old U.S. athlete from Boulder, Colorado, was making his final training preparations over the weekend before his next race -- competing in the Junior Men’s Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships beginning on Aug. 10 in Glasgow, Scotland -- when he was struck by a car on a bike ride on Sunday, USA Cycling said in a statement confirming his death.

Magnus White, a 17-year-old off-road cyclist described as a “rising star” in his field, died over the weekend after being struck by a vehicle. Magnus White was killed on July 30, 2023, after being hit by a vehicle.