Former world champion Graeme Obree comes out

Graeme Obree in action at the world cycling championships in 1995. Photograph: Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images

The former world individual pursuit champion Graeme Obree has revealed how his struggles to come to terms with his sexuality led him to twice try to kill himself.
The 45-year-old from Ayrshire broke the world hour record in 1993 on his bike 'Old Faithful', made from recycled washing machine parts, before going on to world championship success in the individual pursuit.

However, Obree has now revealed the difficulties he encountered in his private life as he struggled to accept he was gay, which included two attempts to kill himself. "I was brought up thinking you'd be better dead than gay," he told the Scottish Sun. "I must have known I was gay and it was so unacceptable.
Read the full interview - guardian.co.uk