Adam Blythe forced to apologise to driver who he claimed 'almost killed me'

British road race champion Adam Blythe has tweeted his anger after he claims he was almost killed by a driver, but the police informed him to apologise

Adam Blythe before stage two of the 2017 Dubai Tour

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Adam Blythe, the reigning British road race champion, has claimed that he was almost killed in an training ride last week but was forced to apologise to the driver.

The Yorkshireman, who rides for Aqua Blue Sport, was training in the UK last Friday (June 2) when he was involved with an incident with a Volkswagen.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.