Tributes continue to pour in following the sudden death of a talented 16-year-old cyclist from west Fife.
The passing of Stuart Turvey, a fifth year pupil at Queen Anne High School, who was hotly tipped to turn professional has left a “great void” in the cycling community.
Stuart cycled for Inverkeithing-based Sandy Wallace Cycles and had won several titles including Youth Scottish Best All-Rounder and Fife Youth Best All-Rounder.
Owner Sandy Wallace said described Stuart as “very talented, well respected and popular”.
Queen Anne High rector Ruth McFarlane also paid her condolences to “a thoughtful and caring young man”.
She said: “He was a talented cyclist and artist with a very good sense of humour.
“We are hugely saddened by his death and our thoughts are with his family and friends.”
Stuart was a well known face on the west Fife cycling circuit and Dunfermline Cycling Club members held a minute’s silence in his memory before their ride on Saturday.
Some friends also gathered to released Chinese lanterns into the sky near his home in Comrie in a poignant memorial to the schoolboy.
Others took to Facebook, with cycling star Joe Nally leading the tributes saying: “RIP Stuart, we will all miss you. Thoughts out to your family”.
Jane Smart added: “Keep those wheels turning gone but never forgotten, you were one lovely young gent”.
Stuart’s funeral will take place on Tuesday at 11.30am at Dunfermline Crematorium.
The family have requested that instead of flowers, those wishing to attend the funeral or pay their respects should make a donation to Talking Tandems, which helps blind and partially-sighted people enjoy cycling.