John Radford

[Wobbly]

Thanks for the update Helly. But very, very sad news nonetheless.

[Hummers]

Very sad news.

H

[Tigerrr]

What a tragedy. Senseless violence.

[Jethro]

Very sad news indeed.

Gutted.

My thoughts are with John and his family at this very sad news.

[simonp]

We're very sorry to hear this. Our thoughts are with John and his family.

[contango]

I never knew John but reading through this thread makes me feel like I missed out on something special. It's hard to feel anything but deep sympathy for the family in a situation like this. I only wish I'd had chance to meet the man, he sounds like a textbook example of a "good guy".

[Aunt Maud]

Dreadful and heart wrenching.

The actions of one thoughtless person can have such a profound and devastating effect on so many, I feel great sorrow for John and his family.

[teethgrinder]

a textbook example of a "good guy".

That's a very good way of describing John in very few words.

[Ian H]

I remember John's good-natured plain speaking friendliness. A fine Yorkshireman.
He was a consummate cyclist and also put a lot back into cycling.

[Exit Stage Left]

John spoke about Bernard Mawson on the night before the last LEL that Bernard organised in 2005. I put that on youtube when Bernard passed away. That's inevitably attracted trolls. So I put a comment on to remind us of the kind of people there are out there.
One voice on the video is Melita Luxton, who organised LEL 2009. Mel took a lot of interest in the fate of Simon Doughty, another LEL hand, who suffered a similar fate to John, and is still with us.
One slight correction. Although he's rightly associated with all his fine work for the West Yorkshire DA of the CTC, he's originally from Derbyshire, as his accent witnesses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQaMOCI_wlc

[rachel t]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, his daughter Emma has posted the following this morning on facebook,

Sadly our amazing dad died last night at 1.20am. We will be sure to update you on the date of his funeral. We feel so blessed to have received so many positive messages, kind thoughts and endless support from the cycling community it’s helped us along this tragic journey. Thank you
 Emma, Helen and Pat xx

[mcshroom]

My condolences, thoughts and prayers to John's family and friends. May he rest in peace.

[tiermat]

Very sad news, indeed.

John's family are in my thoughts today.

[Lordy]

Such sad news, please pass on my best wishes to the family.  Such a loss

[rob]

Terribly sad news.   We first met on the '99 PBP - in the hotel bar beforehand.   Our paths crossed many times over the last 15 years.

[L CC]

So sad, such a terrible waste.

[Bairn Again]

What a senseless tragedy. 

I last saw John on the North West Passage 200k in February 2013.  Id stopped by the roadside after Settle and he went barrelling past with a big grin on his face, followed by a few hangers on at his back wheel.

RIP John. 

Graeme Wyllie.

[Wobbly]

Awful news. My sincere condolences to John's family and many, many friends.

RIP John. You deserved a better arrivee than this.

[spindrift]

Terrible news. Pointless and senseless. RIP.

[Dave_C]

So sorry to learn of John's passing. Please pass on my condolences to John's family and friends.

[hellymedic]

So sad.
RIP John.
We will miss you always.

[Mike Conway]

Sorry to hear. RIP John.

[Redlight]

Too sad for words. Hard not to feel anger. RIP

[Peter]

RIP, John, I'm going to miss you.  Your family has been so strong.  My deepest condolences to them.

Peter

[Canardly]

RIP