West Lothian round-the-world cyclist Josh Quigley who survived horror crash vows to complete trip this year

Josh Quigley has returned to Livingston to recover - but hopes to be back on the road in April

Josh received a new bike from Shand to complete his trip

A round-the-world cyclist survived a near-death crash when he was struck by a car travelling at 70mph has vowed to complete his trip and has been presented with a new custom bike.

Josh Quigley, from Livingston, was 16,000 miles into his adventure which began in April 2019, and just 2,000 miles short of the finish line when he was hit in Texas on 21 December by a vehicle.

At the end of last week, the cyclist returned home to West Lothian to continue his recovery.

The 27-year-old suffered from ten broken ribs, a punctured lung, a fractured pelvis and skull and has spent five weeks in n Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas and a rehabilitation centre in Austin.

His doctors advised that he was lucky to survive the crash.

During his time in hospital, Josh had operations on a broken heel and ankle as well as a stent fitted in an artery in his neck which feeds blood to his brain.

However, despite his latest setback Josh has vowed to complete his round-the-world adventure later this year.

Josh said: “I’m very excited to be working with Shand Cycles and very grateful to them for building me a new custom-built bike.

“If all goes to plan this will be the bike that I finish cycling around the world on and I look forward to getting back out there when my rehabilitation is complete.

“I never once doubted I would finish this challenge after the crash and when I’m fit and well, we’ll go out there and finish what we started.”

Dean McQuade, manufacturing operations manager at Shand Cycles said: “Given Josh’s connection to Livingston, we approached him to see if he would be interested in completing the ride on one of our custom-made bikes.

“We’re delighted Josh took up our offer and admire his courage in restarting the journey following the terrifying crash. We wish him the best of luck.”

Inspired to take up cycling by Scottish legend Sir Chris Hoy, this is his seventh attempt to cycle around the world.

He embarked on the trip to beat depression and alcohol abuse.

Before the crash, he had already had his bike stolen in London and was forced to fly back to Scotland during his Australian leg to replace a damaged passport.