British junior time trial champion Aidan Worden dies after collision with car during training ride

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The cycling community is mourning the loss of British national junior 25-mile time trial champion Aidan Worden, who died in an incident involving a collision with a vehicle while training on Saturday, February 1, in Darwen, Lancashire. Worden was 18 years old.

Worden was pronounced dead at the scene despite emergency service's efforts to save him, according to a report in the Manchester Evening News

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