The 37-year-olds death was confirmed by his partner. Cyclist Rab Wardell died Tuesday morning two days after he won a championship race in Scotland. Cyq4mdfwvre63m Mr Wardell who was the partner of Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Katie. . Only days before his death he claimed his first Scottish national title at the MTB XC championships despite suffering. 21 hours agoBBC Scotland Scottish mountain biker Rab Wardell has died in his sleep just two days after taking victory at the national championships. Based in Glasgow Scotland yet coaching. We are devastated to confirm the news that international mountain biker former employee Rab Wardell has passed away. Mountain biker Rab Wardell has died in his sleep aged 37 - two days after winning the Scottish championship. Wardell Cycle Coaching was founded by Rab Wardell and provides a broad range of multi-discipline cycle coaching for cyclists of all abilities.