News about James Cracknell

Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy kept his terminal cancer diagnosis a secret for a year as he underwent chemotherapy that left him 'absolutely broken', he has revealed. The cycling legend revealed on Sunday that he has two to four years to live after doctors discovered a tumour last year. A second scan found the primary cancer in his prostate, which had metastasised to his bones, with tumours in his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and rib. The 48-year-old says he is 'appreciating life' and 'finding joy,' and was working in Copehagen yesterday as part of the BBC's commentary team for a track cycling event.

JEFF POWELL: It was 3am of a moonlit night in Athens, just one week before the opening ceremony for the 2004 Summer Games, as the First Lady of the Olympics put on a hard hat and set out to spur on construction workers as they raced to beat that deadline. This was by no means the first - nor the last - of the many times Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki delivered flasks of coffee and her patriotic message to men and women working around the clock to deliver what a mocking world was calling 'impossibly Greek.' Her objective on this particular occasion was to inspire a sprint finish to completion of the new Tram line, which would carry the crowds from the city centre to the Olympic Stadium. The track was still a kilometre or so short of the final stop, which itself was not quite finished.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: It is an Olympic summer and a double gold medallist is putting in the hard yards ahead of his date with destiny. Only this Team GB legend is not training for a medal in Paris but campaigning for a seat in Parliament - and it is the toughest contest of his career. On the very afternoon British Rowing name their Olympic squad at Kew Gardens, Mail Sport finds one of their most famous former oarsmen, James Cracknell, outside a shopping centre in Colchester handing out flyers. The Conservative candidate is holding a 'street surgery' as part of his election campaign and appears at home in his new political role, confidently answering questions from constituents on a wide range of topics, including potholes, trans rights and the NHS.

The former sportsman, 52, lashed out in a weekend campaign video amid the growing furore over bets allegedly placed by senior Tory candidates and officials on the date of the election. In a video posted to Facebook and Instagram he angrily said that if he caught a teammate cheating 'they would be dead to me', branding such an abuse of trust as 'unforgivable'. The faltering Conservative campaign has been plunged into a deeper crisis by the gambling controversy, over which four Tory officials and candidates are being investigated.

The Tory leader withdrew from the planned event on the day pollsters predicted that he would become the first sitting Prime Minister to lose his seat. He was supposed to be campaigning to help former Olympic rower James Cracknell (right) win votes in Colchester, Essex. But local Tories were told on the day that Mr Sunak was pulling out. An insider said the change of plans was a 'knee-jerk reaction' to fears that even the PM's seat in North Yorkshire could be lost amid a Tory wipeout. 'It was all planned well in advance,' the source said, adding that the change of plan was 'because of the polls'. Colchester was previously held by Tory Will Quince, who won a 9,423 majority in 2019.

It is like Rorke's Drift out here,' says one Tory candidate in what should be a safe seat in the Home Counties. The candidate is defending a majority of close to 25,000 votes: in any other election , even 1997, it would be a banker seat for Tory HQ.

When King Charles unveiled his unconventional new portrait this week, he naturally thought he was the first person to set eyes on it. But he was wrong. It now emerges that Jonathan Yeo, the artist behind Charles' fiery red portrait, privately showed it off to his TV presenter friend Beverley Turner first when she visited his London home for dinner with his wife, actress Shebah Ronay. Amazingly, given she hosts a daily news TV show, Bev kept the details under wraps. But once the portrait was unveiled she spilled the secrets behind the portrait, which was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Wales's 50 years as a member of The Drapers' Company in 2022. Bev, the ex-wife of Olympic rower James Cracknell, told viewers on Wednesday: 'I was with Johnny and his wife a couple of weeks ago, and she said, "the King is upstairs. Would you like to see him" … we went upstairs and there is the painting.

Ex-Olympic rower James Cracknell, who was one of the cyclists leading the runners, said he had to make a sharp turn when the marshal directed him towards what turned out to be the wrong way. The 'mystery' marshall - wearing a high-vis vest - directed runners in the wrong direction at the start of the race in Colchester, Essex, on Sunday. Cyclists were guiding the runners along the first junction of the course when the person dressed in high-vis stepped forward. The runners were eventually led back onto the correct route but now race organisers are appealing to England Athletics to determine whether the 867 finishers have a legitimate time.

Bev Turner has enjoyed a romantic getaway to Morrocco with her toyboy as she shared the details of her surprise 50th holiday which was a gift from her younger man.  It seems the GB news presenter, who split from her ex James Cracknell in 2019, hasn't looked back since meeting her boyfriend James Pritchett, who is 14 years her junior.  The couple enjoyed a stunning five nights child free away after James booked a surprise five nights away at an Adult-only hotel with all-inclusive food and drink.

James Cracknell says he is 'a broken man' after completing the 26-mile London Marathon in less than four hours on Sunday. The former Olympic rower, 51, was among more than 53,000 participants as the annual event got underway in Blackheath, but later admitted the run left him drained before he reached the halfway point.

Britain could return to the European Union in a decade's time, according to ex-Olympic rower James Cracknell, who is now aspiring to become a Tory MP.' The 51-year-old explained how the aging of Brexit voters could result in a generational change in public opinion and majority support for re-entering the Brussels-based bloc. Mr Cracknell, a double Olympic gold medalist, was voted the Conservative nominee in Colchester this week for the next general election. He will continue to hold the Essex constituency in Conservative hands and replace current health minister Will Quince, who is standing down, as the local MP. Mr Cracknell said in an interview with the Telegraph that he would not support the UK's return to the EU now, and that the country must'make the most' of its post-Brexit freedoms. He also wondered what terms Britain would receive from Brussels if it attempted to return to the near future by starting fresh talks with the bloc. However, when considering the possibility of the UK resuming EU membership, he continued: "If that were to happen, it would be when the 18-25s, 18-30s, who voted largely Remain become older." A majority of those over the age of 50 voted for Brexit, with some suggesting that it could be delayed a decade.' We made the decision, but we have to protect ourselves.'

At the general election, ex-Olympic rower James Cracknell is expected to be the Tory candidate in Colchester. In the Essex city, the double gold medalist will be able to replace outgoing MP Will Quince. According to various outlets, the 51-year-old faced five other contenders in order to be chosen as the Conservative nominee. Cracknell has long been predicted to be an MP and had previously announced his candidacy in Henley as the Tory candidate. In both 2000 and 2004, he won Olympic gold in both 2000 and 2004 as part of the United Kingdom's top coxless four crews.

Since clashing in a tense on-air dispute yesterday, Andrew Pierce and Beverley Turner have resumed their feud over the raging Russell Brand controversy. After being asked by his co-host for calling the comedian a 'hero' in the aftermath of rape, sexual assault, and bullying allegations, the GB News columnist and Daily Mail columnist said he had been 'overwhelmed' with messages of support. Brand raped a woman in his LA home, assaulted two others, and groomed a 16-year-old teen from 2006 to 2013, according to The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches. The Met Police said on Monday that they had received a suspicion of sexual harassment against Brand, which occurred in London's Soho district in 2003. The hosts' public spat continued an hour after Pierce branded Turner'shameful' for defending Brand in a tense debate live on air. Others devolved, including James Cracknell's wife who took a brief swipe at Turner's GB News host-ex partner.

Brand, a comedian and actor who was born in 2006 and 2013, has been accused of rape and sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013, when he was at the peak of his fame and worked for the BBC and Channel 4. Jordan Cracknell (left with her husband James Cracknell), James Cracknell's new wife after her divorce from ex-wife Beverley Turner (right) in 2019, took to Instagram to share her thoughts on Brand's allegations (inset). This comes after Andrew Pierce and his GB News co-host Ms Turner erupted on air today after she called Brand "a hero" on Twitter. Afterward, Mrs Cracknell wrote: "My heart goes out to the brave women who came forward with their Russell Brand stories." The allegations are stomach churning. I'm sure it wasn't easy, and the misogynistic backlash in those situations is ferocious (one only has to look at Twitter). They are the heroes of all this.'

BEVERLEY TURNER: As Helen Skelton sacrificed her BBC Radio 5 Live Sunday morning show on the altar of motherhood earlier this month, she felt a pang of understanding. The juggle is real,' the mother of three children, who separated from England rugby league player Richie Myler more than a year ago, informs listeners. I'm not positive about it.' . ... However, you should know that some must survive.' I feel for her because, although I am divorced from a top sportsman, James Cracknell, is also divorced, and although my new spouse is incredibly supportive, the burden of childcare - even though maintaining my own income and daily GB News TV and radio show remains high. It's less a 'juggle' and more a blindfolded, high-wire, triple-somersault circus act.

James Cracknell, 50, said he would be 'honoured' to serve in any capacity, but that the Oxfordshire town has 'a special place in my heart.' The double Olympic gold medalist, pictured, has been playing for Henley since age 18, and is a member of the town's prestigious Leander Rowing Club. Cracknell said it would be a "humbling privilege" to represent Henley, and he would seek votes from local residents. 'I rowed there from the time I was 18, bought my first house in the town, and had my first child when I lived there,' he told The Sunday Telegraph.'