Olympic gold medallist Dean Woods read his own eulogy as he briefly raised the spirits of mourners with a video message at his own funeral.
The Australian cyclist was the one to tell his own life story ahead of his death, aged just 55.The 1984 cycling champion tragically died of cancer earlier this month.
Woods' funeral took place in Wangaratta in the Australian state of Victoria, and he appeared via video wearing the suit he was buried on.“I’m well prepared, even though I’m in the box in front of you,” he said, drawing laughter from some in attendance. “This will be the suit I’ll be put in the box in. (I’ve) even got the torch… in there just in case it gets dark.
I’ve had a pretty extraordinary life, it’s pretty hard for anyone to document that in a simple form, so the best person to do it is me.”It was the first time Meagan, his wife and their three children had seen the video.
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