Jason MacIntyre

Jason MacIntyre (20 September 1973 – 15 January 2008) was a Scottish racing cyclist. He was a triple British and Scottish champion time trial cyclist and broke Graeme Obree's time trial Scottish record in 2007. He was killed after a collision with a van on the A82 road.

Early life MacIntyre was born on 20 September 1973 in Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. His family moved to Fort William when he was ten years old.

Cycling career He started cycling at the relatively late age of 18. At the age of 22, he went to Lanzarote to train over the winter. The following year he won the 1997 Tour of the North in Northern Ireland at the age of 23. He won the British National Time Trial Championships in 2006, the second Scot to achieve this. He won the British 25-mile time trial twice, in 2006 and 2007. Those years he also won the Scottish 25-mile time trial. He won thirteen Scottish titles.

Death

On 15 January 2008, MacIntyre was on a training ride when a van turned across his path and he collided with it at Carrs Corner on the A82 road in Fort William. His funeral was held on 23 January in Duncansburgh Parish Church.

MacIntyre was married and had twin daughters, who were eight years old at the time of his death. The fund aims to pay for a carer for one of his daughters, who has a serious kidney condition.

In March 2008, Robert MacTaggart, the driver of the council van that killed MacIntyre appeared at Fort William Sherriff court and pled guilty to the charge of careless driving. MacTaggart was fined £500 and had his driving licence suspended for six months.

On the first anniversary of his death, MacIntyre's family placed a ghost bike at Carrs Corner as a permanent memorial.

A fatal accident inquiry was held in March 2010. 1st C.T.T. British 25-mile ITT (GBR) 1st Scottish Criterium Championship (GBR) 1st Scottish 25-mile ITT (GBR) 1st Scottish Olympic ITT (GBR) 1st British National Time Trial Championships (GBR) 1st Scottish Hill Climb Championships, Bonnyton Moor (GBR) 1st Scottish Road Race Championship (GBR) 2007 2nd British 10-mile ITT (GBR) 1st Scottish 10-mile ITT (GBR) 1st C.T.T. British 25-mile ITT (GBR) 1st Scottish 25-mile ITT (GBR) 1st Ian Wallis Memorial 10-mile ITT – 2007 New Scottish record (18:47) (GBR) 1st Scottish Olympic ITT (Eglinton) (GBR) 1st Tour of the Trossachs (Aberfoyle), New course record (1:04:47) (GBR) 1st Scottish Hill Climb Championships, Bonnyton Moor (GBR)