The cycling world has expressed its condolences to Chris Boardman and his family on the death of his mother yesterday morning following a collision with a pickup truck driver while she was cycling.
Athletes, colleagues, and those Chris Boardman has worked with in his campaigning capacity, sent their condolences to the Boardman family.
Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses to the collision, which happened in Connah’s Quay, at 1.54pm on Saturday afternoon.
Chris Boardman’s mother killed while cycling
Boardman tweeted the news yesterday afternoon, paying tribute to his mother, Carol Boardman, as the “most positive, outgoing person you could ever hope to meet”.
“We love you Carol,” he said. “May the wind ever be at your back.”
British Cycling’s President, Bob Howden, said: “This is awful news and my thoughts, and those of everyone at British Cycling, are with Carol’s family.”
His fellow Tour de France presenter, and friend, Ned Boulting tweeted: “I’m so sorry Chris. You and your family are uppermost in our thoughts here in France.”
Paul Tuohy, Chief Executive of Cycling UK said: “All my and the Cycling UK team’s thoughts and condolences are with Chris at what is a terribly difficult time for him and the Boardman family.
“I’ve worked with Chris over the past two years to make cycling better and safer, and this very personal tragedy only highlights the work the country needs to do to make our roads safe for everyone.”
Joanna Rowsell Shand wrote: “So sorry for your loss. Thoughts are with you and your family.”
The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group, with whom Chris Boardman has worked on various campaigns, expressed their condolences.
Sending our condolences to @Chris_Boardman, whose mother was killed cycling this weekend https://t.co/kpSgbOhGUP
— APPCG (@allpartycycling) July 17, 2016
Mum of Britain’s most eloquent cycling advocate killed by driver. Perhaps one day Chris can make sense of his tragedy through this passion.
— Nick Hussey, Vulpine (@aslongasicycle) July 17, 2016
North Wales Police were called to the collision in Connah’s Quay at the roundabout on Mold Road with the junction of Ffordd Llanarth at 1.54pm on Saturday afternoon.
Chief Inspector Darren Wareing, North Wales Police Road Policing Unit, said: “A full and complex investigation is now underway which will include a forensic examination of the scene, vehicle and bike and interviewing witnesses who can help us build a full picture.”
“We have already spoken with a number of people, including the driver of the Mitsubishi, however I’d like to ask again if you were in the area at the time and witnessed the collision or any events leading up to it to contact the Roads Policing Unit on 101 or via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 and quote RC1610 4385. Alternatively, contact the control room direct via the new web live chat /contact/chat-support.aspx”
Our thoughts are with Chris Boardman, who in recent years has emerged as an eloquent and effective advocate for cycling safety, and his family.
Update: the original story said the driver did not stop at the scene; this has been amended – the driver did stop at the scene.
32 thoughts on “Tributes paid after Chris Boardman’s mother killed cycling”
at the top of the article you
at the top of the article you say the make of truck is Mercedes then at the bottom you (correctly?) say it was a white Mitsubishi L200.
Please correct as it would be aweful to confuse any witnesses that could provide info.
Hope some organisation sets
Hope some organisation sets up a tribute ride where everyone goes and and clocks 100km in her honour. It should also act as a protest about the culture we have in this country that holds back the only real sustainable mode of mass transport. We could get T shirts with a message with the proceeds going to an organisation of The Boardman’s choice.
Sentiment over her and the way she was killed is high understandably. The Boardmans are held in high regard, an attack on them kind of feels like an attack on the cycling community. You have to hold bac hard to not start ranting about the type of driver that hit her and run. I can easily recall several pickup truck drivers buzzing myself and the missus while she was doing her raphawomens100 yesterday. That’s common, I have to find routes hiding away from traffic when out with her, just cannot handle the thought of taking her in my regular routes where I know it can get hairy. Doesn’t have to be this way.
It is so shocking for someone
It is so shocking for someone to work so hard for something and eventually lose a loved one to the very thing they have fought so hard to prevent.
Lets just hope that something good comes out of this in terms of cycling safety, not just for the memory of Carol Boardman, but the countless others killed by dangerous drivers.
The mind boggles;
The mind boggles;
https://www.facebook.com/SuzanStMaur?fref=nf
HalfWheeler wrote:
She has now deleted her comments, although she went down fighting.
HalfWheeler wrote:
She’s deleted it now after getting ~300 rather obvious comments on it.
Suzan St Maur from HTWB, quickly looked up on Google including a work phone number. If anyone feels like giving her a call and telling her what they think of this. Open till 6pm.
https://www.facebook.com
https://www.facebook.com/SuzanStMaur?fref=nf
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She’s deleted it now after getting ~300 rather obvious comments on it.
Suzan St Maur from HTWB, quickly looked up on Google including a work phone number. If anyone feels like giving her a call and telling her what they think of this. Open till 6pm.
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I am finding it increasing difficult to believe I have anything in common with other “humans” like this vile person Susan St Maur. She cares more about a cat who’s contribution to the world would be to kill birds for fun and shit on her neighbours garden. And to post that crap in reference to the death of a seemingly wonderful person like Carol Boardman really is utterly disgusting.
HalfWheeler wrote:
I am not sure whats worse, the fact she’s basically blaming cyclists for wanting to use the road, or a few posts down from her rant about cyclists shes mourning the death of a cat.
woman needs to check her perspective and get her priorities in order.
She’s absolutely right. The
She’s absolutely right. The sooner the homicidal maniacs driving polluting oversize machines on roads built for cyclists are banned the better.
Thanks for preserving an
Thanks for preserving an important historical document. Hopefully one that comes back to haunt her frequently and for a very long time.
Her Facebook page tells you everything you need to know about this “special” person. Seriously, what sort of egotistical narcisist do you need to be to reference your own work as your favourite literary quote?
For someone who rides horses and transports them around the country to various shows, she seems rather spectacularly bigoted towards other more vulnerable road users who require a decent standard of competence, occassionally a little patience and above all a reasonable attitude from drivers.
yet she mourned the death of
yet she mourned the death of her cat 2 days ago… needs to give her head a wobble,
Also thanks for saving that screenshot of her post, i am now able to post it onto her business facebook page for all her fans to see
*Update* Shes blocked me on FB lol
SL1D3R wrote:
I reckon she’s moved on from “Content Strategist” to a new permanent position of “Blocklist Editor” over the course of the last few hours.
Less than 2 weeks ago she
Less than 2 weeks ago she published a piece about how to write about people who have died or have terminal cancer… Surprisingly she didnt suggest victim blaming.
Her newest article is going
Her newest article is going to be:
“How to ruin your reputation 101”
HTWB?
HTWB?
Ratfink wrote:
Her company. Or some such thing. TBH, I’ve not actually looked further than the initial Google result, so no idea what it is that she’s doing.
userfriendly wrote:
Laughably – How To Write Better!
atgni wrote:
Ah! ta you two i thought it was some tv show or something.
(No subject)
Don’t give this terrahawk
Don’t give this terrahawk publicity.
handlebarcam wrote:
Had to Google terrahawk.
Massively creeped out.. those 80s puppets.. shudder.
Apt though!
It would be terrible if
It would be terrible if people used her email address suze@suzanstmaur dot com to express their views.
gnarlyrider wrote:
No matter how objectionable someone is on a public forum, I don’t think attacking their personal email is appropriate.
Found myself banned from her
Found myself banned from her Facebook for simply posting an image of what she herself wrote. Hard times when you can’t stand the sight of your own comments!
Thanks for the email addy, feel like asking her why she can’t face up to her own vitriol, I mean, commentary.
unconstituted wrote:
Playing devil’s advocate, maybe she belatedly realised how spectacularly inappropriate her post was and was trying to clean up after herself?
(What she wrote was analogous to using the events in Nice to campaign for lorry safety).
brooksby wrote:
Yeah that works, but where’s the apology after clearly offending so many people.
I think she just can’t handle the fallout myself, but I’d give her the benefit of the doubt if an apology appeared and it seemed somewhat sincere.
unconstituted wrote:
I agree. Even if this is ‘reality/conscience check’ rather than ‘internet people are being mean to me’.
But maybe she hasn’t got that far in her ‘how to write’ course or whatever it is she’s touting…
Sometimes social media isnt
Sometimes social media isnt enough, I would really like to just give chris a hug poor fella. all the best.
Apropos of nothing, a certain
Apropos of nothing, a certain Suzan St Maur ran for the “Liberal SDP Alliance” in Hammersmith & Fulham in the 80s.
I cannot understand how she
I cannot understand how she dress up showing some competence and patience to vulnerable road users as being ‘polictically correct’. It is simply ‘correct’ and her view is the polar opposite. This hateful women is quite simply a bigot.
BikeJon wrote:
Stewart Lee on “political correctness gone mad”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99s19HBs-6A
Ush wrote:
The same Stewart Lee who writes painfully politically correct articles for the Guardian no less