One of the longest serving UK bike journalists and Singletrack bike tester, Steve Worland (58) has died of a heart attack while out running on Saturday 29th March.
Steve began writing for MBUK in the early 90’s and built a solid reputation for his expert opinions and technical knowledge. Steve wrote regularly for Singletrack including taking over as lead bike tester a year ago. Steve leaves his partner Jo and daughter Holly. Steve and Jo were due to get married in early April to celebrate 25 years together.
Steve’s last feature for us was the 26 Is Not Dead bike test in Singletrack issue 88. We interviewed Steve for Issue 10.
We are all shocked by his death and the thoughts of everyone at Singletrack are with his friends and family.
Very sorry to hear this news. I’d been reading his reviews and writeups since the early days and I spent some time with Steve on a Specialized press launch a few years ago. He was a lovely chap; a sad loss.
Thoughts go out to his friends and family. RIP.
shocked. Very sad.
Very sad news top bloke RIP
So Sorry to hear this news and commiserations to his Partner and daughter. I never met Steve but remember reading his words for years in MBUK and Singletrack. A man who knew his stuff! He will be sorely missed.
Like many others, I never met him, but always respected his writing, I always got the impression that he was truly passionate about his work, and that he lived life to max, sympathies to his family and friends.
Sad news. I’m very sorry to hear that.
Very sad news.
Very sad news indeed…..he passed away doing what he loved to do but no comfort to his family and friends – still a true gentleman spoke to him on many occassions at events!! Thinking of his family at this horrific time!!
Nice ordinary bloke to chat,down to earth with no bull but try and follow his wheel round the singletrack in leigh woods and he would smoothly pull away from you like you were stood still.
Top rider
Top bloke
That is very sad news, pass on my sympathies to the family.
wow, The most respected journo gone. Always enjoyed absorbing his pieces. Too young to go.
Thanks for the education.
Shocking! Always enjoyed reading his work. RIP and my heart felt condolences to his fiancee and daughter.
Such a sad loss!
Incredibly sad news
Sad news and a massive shock.
I will miss the articles that I’ve enjoyed for many years.
Shocking news, a true legend of the MTB industry and well respected by all. Very sad to hear this.
A huge shock and loss to the cycling community, which pales into insignificance compared to the shock and loss to his family.
RIP Steve
Far too young.
RIP Steve, and condolences to those left behind.
Jeezus that’s a real shock. I’ve always appreciated his honest views & comment and he will be missed.
No Way. Been reading his articles for years, one of the few voices you could really trust regardless of where work took him, and was really enjoying his contribution to Singletrack.
RIP, condolences to the family.
He was an inspiration to me; a voice of common sense. How about the next issue of the magazine dedicated to the man?
He will always be in my mind as Steve “Rugged & windswept” Worland. Quite possibly my inspiration to start riding the Polaris events way back. A sad loss indeed.
I was lucky enough to meet Steve back in the nineties when I was just starting out mountain biking and have followed his career ever since. Top bloke and great writer, the best. Going to be missed.
I never met him, but through his great writing felt I knew him.
RIP Steve.
RIP Steve. A moment of silence on the next ride.