He's happily married to a fellow international para- cyclist but Neil Fachie feels like he’s gone through a messy split as he builds up to Birmingham 2022.
It’s nothing to do with Scotland’s most successful Commonwealth Games cyclist’s relationship with English track star Lora which, thankfully, remains as strong as ever as the couple prepare to welcome their first baby.
But Fachie is gunning to hit top spot in the all-time Games gold list for Team Scotland in the coming week without his trusted tandem pilot Matt Rotherham.