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Died of a heart attack while out running: http://road.cc/content/news/115389-cycling-journalist-steve-worland-dead-heart-attack
Rest in Peace, Steve.
Oh no!
RIP 🙁
Someone whose words I took as gospel throughout the early years of my bicycling adventure.
Omg, I only saw him Christmas Eve, he'd been testing the xc9 for stw, what a great rider, writer and inspirational man.
RIP Steve
Jeez, thats awful news.
Just read his piece in this issue of ST. Can't quite believe it. 🙁
Ah crap.
Been reading his stuff since I was a kid.
One of my favourite journalists.
Guess I'll not get to buy him a beer now.
Rest in peace Steve.
You'll be missed.
My God! That is a shock.
RIP fella.
RIP fella.
A nice down to earth chap.
Not sure what to say.
Shit 🙁
Thoughts are with his friends and family.
That's terrible news. I've been reading and enjoying his stuff for decades, he was a great journalist and helped shape my ideas of what bike riding should be. RIP.
Absolutely gutted to hear this. My thoughts are with his family and friends and I know he'll be deeply missed by all.
Rest in peace Steve.
Bad show 🙁
Stunned in to silence here.
Rest in peace. Happy trails, Steve.
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Terrible news, thoughts to all that knew him or were inspired by him.
How old was he?
RIP I haven't read his last column yet. There will be added poignancy when I get to it.
Terrible news. Thoughts to his family, friends and colleagues.
Sad loss, loved his work for years, he's been the backbone of the British offroad cycling press.
RIP 🙁
Sad news indeed. Hope he's ripping some sweet singletrack with JMC.
RIP.
Proper shocking. Awful news and just hard to believe. He always came across as knowledgeable but more to the point, while I never knew him, many people I know did and they all seemed to think very highly of him.
RIP
RIP Mr Worland 🙁
What a shock, lovely guy, had exchanged emails over the years. Dunno how old he was but far too young 🙁
RIP
Bollocks. There were precious few decent bike journo's in any case. I always respected him as a reviewer and writer.
that's sad, seen him in the mags since I first bought MBUK in 1992, RIP
Oh no that's terrible news. Was looking forward to seeing him in a couple of weeks at bespoked in a couple of weeks.
Oh my goodness.
Very sad to hear. As mentioned, I was reading his article last night.
Thoughts to those close to him.
Very sad to hear this. Enjoyed reading his reviews, he seemed like a top bloke. Condolences to his family and friends.
RIP mate.
Blimey, sad news for a fit fella and one of us from the beginning !
RIP 🙁
RIP 🙁
That's shocking. RIP, and thoughts to Steve's family.
Such sad news, ride in peace Steve. Been reading and enjoying his writing since about 89 .thoughts are with his family and friends.
That is really sad. He used to live in Southville and I would see him about quite often.
Lovely bloke. A great loss.
Surprisingly shocked and stunned by this sad news. I say that as it wasn't expected but also made me realise how much influence he had over my 24 years of mtbing as there are snippets from all that time flooding back to me. a real loss, thoughts out to his nearest and dearest.
really sad news, loved his articles.
Oh, sh*t! This was a writer I really respected. RIP.
Shocked! Terrible news, such a nice bloke - all my thoughts to the family!
One of the voices of cycling over my last 20yrs.
My condolences to those close to him.
That is sad news, his writing was always a joy to read, especially his recent reviews in ST. Thoughts to family and friends.
@CFH - clearing out the garage today and found that exact issue of mbuk, weird.
A great loss.
RIP Mr Worland.
Genuinely shocked and saddened
Was only reading his Surly Straggler [url= http://road.cc/content/review/112398-surly-straggler ]review[/url] the other day.
....only 58 as well.
Such sad news and dreadful for his family. Enjoyed his writings in the ST mag and obviously very knowledgeable.
RIP
Bloooooody Henry.
Shocked and saddened to read this.
A decent journalist whose experience was legion. I didn't know him personally, but I understand he was a nice fella. I'd see him now and then riding round AC.
Thoughts with family and friends.
Yes, shocked and saddened here too. RIP.
As a young biker in the mid-90s I remember being over taken by Steve during a race in Ashton Court. He was in several categories above me but I still remember he was the only person to ask to come past politely. RIP.
Unbelievable. RIP Steve. Met him a long time ago while testing bikes at Swinley. Always someone who just made me ride bikes. Sad times again this month.
I didn't know him, but I did spend the last 20-25 years reading his words.
Sad news, he wrote in a way that I imagine I'd have enjoyed sharing a pint or two. I'm sure he'll be missed by many.
One of the few "testers" I ever bothered reading.
Great loss to the world.
Rip.
Serendipity, rewski....
As someone on the Twit just pointed out, "I've known the name Steve Worland as long as I've known the term 'mountain bike'"
That's not far off the truth for me. I started when it had all just started and then, along he came not long after that.
#happytrails Steve.
I doubt there's many here who hasn't read Worland's words at some point in the last few decades. There are few names in a field that are ubiquitous. His one one. And his journalism one of the most trustworthy.
RIP.
RIP Mr Worland . one of the names I instantly associate with mountain biking .
Sad news. RIP.
Just looked at his posting history and just a few days ago he was selling tyres from his daughters bike. Thoughts with her and his partner now.
As I have written elsewhere, shocking news, condolences to all the friends and family he has left behind. Like others he was of a small number of writers/ reviewers whose opinion I trusted over the years. 🙁
Terrible news - I've been reading his stuff since I took up mountain biking in 2002 at the age of 42. It was good to hear the opinions of a more mature member of the MTB fraternity. Condolences to his family and friends. Hope he is not resting in peace but pedalling somewhere else.
That's really bad news. He always came across as a someone knowledgable and with integrity. I remember a particular great pic in WMB when he was testing bargain bikes at some multilap event. He had a twinkle in his eye as he was making a carrera hardtail float over some roots, not super gnarly, but a regular looking bloke enjoying riding a bike (any bike) over some everyday stuff. And riding it bloody well.
RIP.
here, here!#happytrails Steve.
Sad news, my thoughts are with his family.
He was someone who really contributed to mountain biking in the UK.
I will miss his writing.
Oh dear ...RIP Steve .
Kind of felt like I grew up with him ...followed his work since the early days ....
Terrible. RIP
I've a vague memory of his name from back in the day, shocked to hear of his death. Reads like he enjoyed his life mind so at least he did what many of us would have loved to do.
Rest easy..
Blimey, genuinely shocked! Been reading and enjoying his articles for years
RIP Steve
RIP.
Shocked and saddened to see this news. Have followed his journalism for a long, long time. A real loss to the world of biking. Thoughts with his friends and family.
Wow, can't believe I opened this to find the fella had died.
Like others, ever since I've been mountain biking, I've been enjoying articles by Mr Worland. What a sad loss.
Thoughts to his friends, family, and colleagues.
Fuuuuuuuuu.......
As above, really enjoyed his writing in both mbuk and st, and have done for more than half my life. RIP Steve, you will be missed enormously.
Thoughts with his family and friends.
That's terrible news. Really didn't expect that when I clicked on this thread. I was just sat reading his handbuilt UK frames article in issue 87.
RIP 🙁
HE WAS ALWAYS IN THE BIKE MAGS OFFERING GREAT ADVICE, SO VERY SAD .
Bloody hell, what a shock. Will raise a toast to him and his family tonight.
Wow, thats shocking news on the front page tonight.
I had stopped short of his article yesterday in the mag just to give it a proper read tomorrow.
Really sad about this. Poor family. Hopefully there is some comfort in the fact that he was so well respected by his readers and those around him.
RIP Steve and thank you for sharing your time with us all.
Still can't quite believe this - such a strong voice of UK mountain biking for so many years. shocked and stunned.
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I have probably been reading his stuff for nearly a quarter of a century. Truly shocked by his passing, sincere condolences to his nearest and dearest, you have lost a man who is appreciated by many.
Terrible news. He was a defining influence upon British mountain biking.
Deepest sympathy to his family. Rest in Peace, Steve.
As others have said - been reading his stuff since the early days of MBUK - sad to hear of his passing 🙁
As many have said, I have been reading his stuff for years. I never met him but I had a lot of respect for him through his writing. Thoughts are with his family and friends. RIP
Very sad, an MTB institution in his own right.
Been reading his stuff since I was about 15.... sad sad news. 🙁 rest easy fella