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Two people have been charged in connection with the death of an Olympic champion’s mum.

Carol Boardman, the mum of cycling legend Chris Boardman, was killed on the Mold Road roundabout in Connah’s Quay on July 16 last year after being struck by a Mitsubishi L200 pick-up while on her bike.

The 75-year-old retired cook, of Clydesdale Road in Hoylake in Wirral, was rushed to the Countess of Chester Hospital but died as a result of multiple injuries during the early hours of the following morning.

North Wales Police said two people are due to appear before court charged in connection with her death.

A 31-year-old man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice, while a 31-year-old woman has been charged with perverting the course of justice.

The pair who are both 31-years-old and local to the Connah’s Quay area have been summonsed to appear before Mold Magistrates on Monday, September 25.

Following her death, Mr Boardman, who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, paid tribute to his mother.

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He said: “A racing cyclist of some standing in her day, she gave up competitive riding when Lisa and I came along but she never lost her love of the bike or of competing.

“A stealth combatant and full of energy; mum was one of those individuals who could quietly turn anything into a contest.

“On the 10-minute walk to my Nan’s she would often force us to skip – it didn’t feel as strange then as it sounds now - which inevitably turned into a dog-eat-dog contest, a woman and two children frantically speed-skipping along a suburban pavement with a blue garden gate as the winning post.”

Chris said his mum’s “generosity of spirit inspired everyone she met”.