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Katie Archibald pays emotional tribute to cyclist and partner Rab Wardell

07-Sep-2022 16:50:06 | The Guardian

• Hundreds attend Dunfermline Crematorium for the service
• ‘Rab would never leave a friend who needed it’ says Olympian

Katie Archibald, the double Olympic champion, paid an emotional tribute to her partner Rab Wardell at his funeral. Wardell died aged 37 on 24 August after suffering a cardiac arrest while lying in bed with Archibald, just days after he was crowned Scottish mountain bike champion.

Hundreds gathered at Dunfermline Crematorium for the service on Wednesday, with the procession carrying his coffin joined by cyclists as it headed to the service. Archibald told the service how Wardell would go out of his way to help his friends and family. “He might have always arrived late, but Rab would never leave a friend who needed it,” she said.