After a defeat or a bad day at the office, sports stars often talk about getting back on the bike. For Team NI cyclist Chris McGlinchey that is literally the case.
The Belfast rider - who will be in action in the mountain bike and road race categories at this summer's Commonwealth Games - has had several injuries in his career that would have ended many a sporting journey. McGlinchey has broken his wrist, his collar bone and most serious of all his back, but after each set-back he has returned to the saddle and his reward is a place on the plane to Birmingham.
He said: “I have had loads of injuries through downhill (mountain biking). I have broken my back, broke my wrist, broke my collar bone and every time I was stupid enough to get back on the bike again.
