James Maddock: ‘I remember thinking: Oh God am I dying?’

A domestic Irish cyclist had a quick-thinking emergency paramedic to thank for potentially saving his life following a crash over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend in Wexford.

James Maddock (22) was racing in the opening stage of the Gorey 3-Day when he tangled wheels with a fellow rider and crashed head first into the road.

Paramedic Eoghan Connolly, who was also competing in the event, realised the seriousness of the situation and quickly came to assist the stricken Maddock.