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| Cyclist Chris Boardman's mother dies after cycling collision | Cyclist Chris Boardman's mother dies after cycling collision |
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| Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman's mother Carol has died after a collision with a pick up truck as she was cycling in north Wales, police have said. | |
| Mrs Boardman, who competed in cycling races in her youth, was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the collision in Connah's Quay, near Deeside, on Saturday. | |
| She later died in hospital. | |
| Chris Boardman said she was "the most positive outgoing person you could ever hope to meet". | |
| 'Full of energy' | |
| The 47-year-old, who won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games, tweeted a photograph alongside a tribute to his mother, who he said "never lost her love of the bike or 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." | |
| He also wrote about her "generosity of spirit" and love of the outdoors, recalling fond childhood memories of walking and exploring as a family in north Wales. | |
| "We love you Carol, may the wind be ever at your back," he said. | |
| Appeal for witnesses | |
| North Wales Police have appealed for any witnesses to the collision at 13:54 BST at the roundabout on Mold Road, Connah's Quay with the Junction of Ffordd Llanarth. | |
| The vehicle involved was a white Mitsubishi L200 pick up, police said. | |
| Chris Boardman, a father-of-six from Hoylake, has been part of ITV's recent coverage of the Tour de France. | |
| His broadcasting colleague Ned Boulting tweeted: "I'm so sorry Chris. You and your family are uppermost in our thoughts here in France." | |
| Bob Howden, president of British Cycling, said: "This is truly awful news and my thoughts, and those of everyone at British Cycling, are with Carol's family." |