Mountain biker Rab Wardell has died just two days after winning the Scottish championship.
The 37-year-old tragically died in his sleep overnight, it has been confirmed. Wardell, who lived in Glasgow, won the elite men's title at the Scottish MTB XC Championships in Dumfries and Galloway at the weekend.
Just yesterday evening he appeared on BBC Scotland's The Nine programme as he discussed how he had overcome three punctures to win the race. Following the devastating news tributes have flooded in from Wardell's heartbroken loved ones.