THE business run by late cycling champion Craig Hardie is set to close following his passing, his family have announced. Craig, 50, passed away at Victoria Hospital last month, with his wife, Lynn, and daughter, Lois, by his side, following a five-month battle with cancer. A stalwart of Dunfermline Cycling Club, and a founder member of the Fife Revolutions cycle speedway team, Craig competed across a variety of disciplines within the sport, claiming a number of titles in the process. In addition to riding himself, Craig, with his father, Bill, ran Hardie Bikes in Cairneyhill, which aimed to promote cycling for both recreational and competitive purposes, offering a wide range of bikes, as well as repair services.
A STROKE survivor in Dunfermline rallied together a team of 10 cyclists to raise more than £5,000 for charity. Scott Hutchinson suffered a stroke in 2017 and has since raised vital funds for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, which has supported him in his recovery. The 48-year-old gathered a team named Scott’s Spokes Against Strokes, and they virtually took on Zwift’s toughest ride ranked by distance and climbing, the daunting 129km Uber Pretzel. It took the team six hours to complete the challenge and together they raised £5,000. As previously reported by the Press, team captain Scott had a stroke while he was at work but, luckily, he was taken to hospital and seen by doctors quickly.
LATE cycle star Craig Hardie was afforded one final ride as his family and friends said an emotional farewell last Friday. Craig, a former national champion across various disciplines within the sport, passed away at Victoria Hospital on February 3, whilst holding the hands of his wife, Lynn, and daughter, Lois, after a five-month battle with cancer. The funeral of the brave Dunfermline Cycling Club stalwart, who was also a founding member of the Fife Revolutions cycle speedway club, was held at Dunfermline Crematorium. Prior to the service, a number of Craig s friends pedalled behind his coffin, which was carried for the final part of his journey, from just before Masterton Primary School, between two bicycles, which his family had described as a cycle hearse.
TRIBUTES have been flooding in from across the cycling world for former Scottish champion Craig Hardie, who has passed away after a battle with cancer. On Wednesday evening, his wife, Lynn, and daughter Lois took to Twitter to announce that the popular bike star had died after being diagnosed with liver cancer in September. He had been undergoing chemotherapy but, in a heartbreaking post, Lynn and Lois said: Lynn and Lois here. This is never something we imagined we would be writing but our gorgeous Craig Hardie passed away at 12:20am this morning at the Victoria Hospital holding our hands.