Mr. John Paul was a multi-sport athlete when he was a young kid. He participated in track & field, along with playing soccer and rugby. But the 28-year-old Scot settled on cycling as his primary sport, and quickly took off from there. He finished second in the 2009 British Junior Men’s Sprint Championship. Mr. Paul was a junior sprint champion in 2011, and represented Scotland at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Many predicted he would be a 2016 Olympian. The British Cycling Academy Programme, however, dropped him in 2013.

The official Scottish Cycling Twitter account announced on March 9, 2022 that Mr. Paul passed away.

Several other media outlets announced his death that day as well. But none of them mentioned anything about the circumstances. A Facebook post from 42 Degrees Coaching, approved Mr. Paul’s family, said that he passed away in his sleep.