Ray Eden was a British professional road cyclist. He is best known as the winner of the RTTC National 100-mile Championship

Cycling Time Trials

Cycling Time Trials is the British bicycle racing organisation which supervises individual and team time trials in England and Wales. It was formed out of predecessor body the Road Time Trials Council in 2002.-Time trialling:...

 in 1995, which he achieved at only his second attempt. He placed second in the event in 1994. Eden also represented Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 four times in 1995, including in the Irish Ras stage race in which he won a stage and the points jersey.

Eden joined Rotherham cycle maker Planet X

Planet X (bike)

Planet X is a bicycle company based in Rotherham, in the north of England. It was founded by Dave Loughran from Sheffield. Planet X produces road and time-trial bikes using alloy and composites. It was founded in the 1990s to produce dirt, jump and trials bikes...

 in 1995 and worked there until his death.

Death

Eden died at Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Doncaster Royal Infirmary is a district general hospital of 800 beds, located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Each year the hospital treats around 150,000 patients along with 95,500 A&E patients .Doncaster Royal Infirmary started life as the Doncaster Dispensary on French Gate in 1792...

 on 21 March 2011, having sustained serious head injuries in an incident near his home three days before. A man was subsequently charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm

Grievous bodily harm

Grievous bodily harm is a term of art used in English criminal law which has become synonymous with the offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861....

on Eden, and was jailed for manslaughter on 12 August 2011.