R.I.P. Jason MacIntyre
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onethirtynine at 01.18.08 - 6:32 am
A CHAMPION cyclist was killed in a crash with a van while training on January 15th.
Commonwealth Games competitor Jason MacIntyre, 33, who broke Scots cycling legend Graham Obree's
[aka The Flying Scotsman] 10-mile time trial record last year, was taken to hospital after the accident but died of his injuries.
He leaves a wife and twin eight-year-old girls.
The crash happened at 1.34pm on the north side of Fort William, where Lochgilphead-born Jason had lived since he was 10.
Scottish Olympic and world cycling medallist Craig MacLean said last night: "Jason was a really nice guy. His death is a sad loss to the world of cycling.
"I 's very tragic. I think Jason was being considered for the Olympic squad in Beijing later this year and that would have been the pinnacle of his career."
Although a veteran in sporting terms, Jason, who only took up cycling at 18, had trained hard in recent years and put up some of the best times by a British rider.
He was looking forward to the new season, writing on New Year's Day on his blog: "Having made it through Christmas and now New Year, albeit overfed and overweight, I'm looking forward to January and 2008 to see what it brings."
Jason, who worked as a printer, was selected to represent Scotland in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
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