Sad sad day for motor sports fans. The Kentucky Kid showed the world Americans can compete in MotoGP. Still remember his amazing run at Laguna Seca to steal the championship from Rossi. Legend of racing no doubt. RIP Nicky.
Motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden dies from injuries sustained in bicycle crash
Nicky Hayden. July 30, 1981 - May 22, 2017 (Photo: Gold and Goose Photography/LAT Images)
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Samuel ReimanMay 22, 2017 at 12:03p ET
Motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden succumbed to injuries from a bicycle crash on Monday. He was 35.
Hayden was training on his bicycle on the Rimini coast in Italy on Wednesday when he was struck by a car. He was taken to a local hospital with chest and head trauma, and was then transferred to the Bufalini Hospital in Cesena.
The hospital released a medical bulletin on Monday announcing the death, having said last week that Hayden had severe cerebral damage and multiple traumatic injuries.
Hayden, who was in Italy following a race at nearby Imola, was transported to the Bufalini facility following the incident on the Rimini coast on Wednesday.
Nicknamed the “Kentucky Kid,” Hayden had worked his way up to the premier class of MotoGP by 2003, when he was just 21 years old, teaming up with Valentino Rossi at Repsol Honda.
Just three years later, Hayden would win the MotoGP World Championship after a season-long battle with Rossi.
Hayden remained in MotoGP full-time until 2015 but was unable to make it back to the top step of the podium again.
In 2016, Hayden switched to the Superbike World Championship where he took a race win in Malaysia. He was 13th in the points following his latest Superbike race at Imola this year.
Motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden dies from injuries sustained in bicycle crash
Nicky Hayden. July 30, 1981 - May 22, 2017 (Photo: Gold and Goose Photography/LAT Images)Gold and Goose/Copyright: LAT Images www.latimages.com +44(0)058100
Samuel ReimanMay 22, 2017 at 12:03p ET
Motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden succumbed to injuries from a bicycle crash on Monday. He was 35.
Hayden was training on his bicycle on the Rimini coast in Italy on Wednesday when he was struck by a car. He was taken to a local hospital with chest and head trauma, and was then transferred to the Bufalini Hospital in Cesena.
The hospital released a medical bulletin on Monday announcing the death, having said last week that Hayden had severe cerebral damage and multiple traumatic injuries.
Hayden, who was in Italy following a race at nearby Imola, was transported to the Bufalini facility following the incident on the Rimini coast on Wednesday.
Nicknamed the “Kentucky Kid,” Hayden had worked his way up to the premier class of MotoGP by 2003, when he was just 21 years old, teaming up with Valentino Rossi at Repsol Honda.
Just three years later, Hayden would win the MotoGP World Championship after a season-long battle with Rossi.
Hayden remained in MotoGP full-time until 2015 but was unable to make it back to the top step of the podium again.
In 2016, Hayden switched to the Superbike World Championship where he took a race win in Malaysia. He was 13th in the points following his latest Superbike race at Imola this year.
