David John Rayner was an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 professional racing cyclist who died aged 27 after an incident outside the Maestro nightclub, in Manningham Lane, Bradford

Bradford

Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

. He was put on a life support machine at Bradford Royal Infirmary but died next day.
Rayner joined his first club, East Bradford CC, at 12 in 1979. He then joined the Bradford Wheelers - Ellis Briggs

Ellis Briggs

Ellis Briggs is a British bicycle manufacturer and shop, based in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England.It is the oldest bicycle shop in the Bradford area still in business today....

 - Saturne in 1984, and won the national junior road race championships

British National Road Race Championships

The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...

 at Stoke on Trent.