Cyclist loses life after six-month fight

A cyclist has died six months after he was seriously injured in an accident in Spain.

A fundraising drive allowed John Telfer, from East Calder in West Lothian, to be flown home to Scotland following his fall near Alicante in May.

He broke his neck in two places after crashing into a fellow cyclist who hit a tree root in the road and fell into Mr Telfer’s path.

More than £25,000 was raised online for an air ambulance to return Mr Telfer to Scotland for treatment.

His family praised his determination, but confirmed he had died on November 1.

Mr Telfer’s son Gregg wrote: “My dad has been taken from us in a horrible manner, but he was injured doing something he loved.” 0 Cyclist John Telfer has died after a road crash in Spain