Cycling journalist, author and founder of The Cycling Podcast Richard Moore passed away on Monday, 28 March at the age of 49.
Richard was a successful racing cyclist when he was younger, he represented both Great Britain and Scotland, most memorably at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He also contributed to various daily and Sunday national newspapers and wrote a number of books.
In 2013, along with Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe they launched The Cycling Podcast. It quickly grew in popularity, winning Best Podcast at the 2016 Cycling Media Awards and bronze in the Sports Podcast category at the 2018 British Podcast Awards. It also became a stage show.
Announcing the sad news today on the website and social media, The Cycling Podcast team said: “Monday was an unfathomably difficult day. In the morning we received the news that our leader, lynchpin, friend and brother Richard Moore had passed away. We are all shattered.
“To us, he was a force of nature, unerring but above all unifying. There can be no consolation today, but the closest thing is knowing that the network of affection and love he knitted will now become an edifice of support for those most deeply affected by this loss.
“The Cycling Podcast would simply never have started without Richard. Our thumbs would still be poised over the record button, frozen in June 2013. He cajoled, drove, supported and indulged us from the first episode to what will not be the last, released a week ago, for we owe him that and so much more.”
The announcement also said it would take time to process the tragedy and asked, for the sake of Richard’s family, for respect and understanding over the coming days.
On Twitter, the announcement has received hundreds of condolences and tributes to Richard.
