Juan Pujalte, a young 18-year-old runner from Murcia from the ‘Valverde Team’ team, died this Thursday after suffering an accident while training near Escombreras, in Cartagena. The Cycling Federation of the Region of Murcia (FCRM) reported the tragic news through a note of condolences issued through its account on the social network X.
“With all the pain in our hearts we have to report the accidental death of Juan Pujalte MartÃnez, a member of the Murcia cycling team. The great cycling family will miss you,” the Federation wrote mournfully.
This boy, a native of San Pedro del Pinatar, where he was born on April 22, 2005, belonged to the elite and sub-23 squad of the Valverde Team Ricardo Fuentes, which he joined at the end of last year from Esetec-Salazones. Salted meats Ricardo Fuentes.
As a result of the accident, the causes of which are still being investigated, the runner suffered damage to his spleen and kidney, as well as a head injury and internal bleeding that led to his death, which leaves Murcia sport in mourning and cuts short a promising career of an athlete who, despite his youth, was already on the threshold of becoming a professional.
