Mountain biker, Rab Wardell is reportedly dead. He died in his sleep just two days after winning the Scottish championship.
Wardell won the elite men’s title at the Scottish MTB XC Championships in Dumfries and Galloway at the weekend.
Wardell had been racing mountain bikes since he was a teenager, but only turned professional earlier this year.
The Scottish Cross Country Association, which runs the mountain bike race series, said Wardell’s death was the saddest news.
A statement on the association’s Facebook page said, “Our deepest sympathy to his friends, family and loved ones”.