WINNER! THAT’S GOTTA HURT

Mike Bradbury’s first trip to BikePark Wales only lasted one hour. He explains: “As I was pushing back up the hill, I collapsed. My pal James started CPR – luckily, there was a doctor and nurse there, who gave him instructions – and someone from the bike park came flying over on a quad bike. When the air ambulance turned up, I was stabilised, put in a coma and flown to hospital in Cardi . I’d had a cardiac arrest due to a faulty valve, which caused me to stop breathing for eight minutes. There were three possible outcomes: (1) I wouldn’t wake up, (2) I’d wake up with brain damage, (3) I’d wake with no after-e ects at all. Fortunately, I woke up feeling fine but very confused, with no memory of the incident. I was very lucky, and it’s all thanks to James, BPW and the others who helped that day that I’m still here. They saved my life.”