Dave Rayner (cyclist)

Dave Rayner
Personal information
Full nameDavid John Rayner
Born(1967-03-04)4 March 1967
Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Died16 November 1994(1994-11-16) (aged 27)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1979–1983East Bradford CC
1984Bradford Wheelers - Ellis Briggs - Saturne
1984–1986G.S.Porcari-Fanini-Berti
Professional teams
1987Internet-Yugo
1988–1989Raleigh-Banana
1990Banana-Falcon
1991–1992Buckler
1993I.M.E.-Health Share
1994Lex-Townsend

David John Rayner (born 4 March 1967, Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire[1][2] - 16 November 1994, Yorkshire) was an English professional racing cyclist who died aged 27 after an incident outside the Maestro nightclub, in Manningham Lane, Bradford. He was put on a life support machine at Bradford Royal Infirmary but died the next day.[3]

  1. ^ England & Wales death register index, David John Rayner, Birth Date: 4 March 1967 Death Registration: Dec 1994, Registration district: Bradford, Register number: D54A, Entry Number: 49
  2. ^ "Dave's Story". Dave Rayner Fund.
  3. ^ Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 9 November 2000