Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman has taken to social media to share the news of his mother’s passing in a terrible accident.
Carol Boardman was killed when she was involved in a collision with a pick-up vehicle when she was out her bike in Connah’s Quay, North Wales yesterday.
Chris, who won gold at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, took to Twitter to share a statement on behalf his family.
"A racing cyclist of some standing in her day, she gave up competitive riding when Lisa and I came along but she never lost her love of the bike or of competing. A stealth combatant and full of energy; mum was one of those individuals who could quietly turn anything into a contest.
"On the 10-minute walk to my nan's she would often force us to skip - it didn't feel as strange then as it sounds now - which inevitably turned into a dog-eat-dog contest, a woman and two children frantically speed skipping along a suburban pavement with a blue garden gate as the winning post. God knows what it looked like to people driving past.
"Our mum was the most positive outgoing person you could ever hope to meet and her generosity of spirit inspired everyone she met.
"Many of our childhood memories involve my mother and the outdoors, walking out over Hoylake sandbank, swimming in the deep gullies or hunting for fossils on Llandegla Moor in North Wales.
"Wanting to share her passion for cycling, even well into her 70s, she often took groups of young novices out on their first forays into North Wales.
"She leaves behind Keith, her partner for more than half a century, Lisa and I, and a large, loving family. We cannot yet conceive a world without her in it”
— Chris Boardman (@Chris_Boardman) July 17, 2016
Chris finally added "We love you Carol, may the wind be ever at your back."
