American MotoGP racer Nicky Hayden died on Monday of injuries suffered in a May 17 car-bicycle crash in Italy. Hayden, who was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and nicknamed the "Kentucky Kid," was 35.

CESENA, Italy — American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden died, the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital announced on Monday, five days after he was hit by a car while training on his bicycle. Hayden was 35.

The 33-year-old Hayden, also known as the Kentucky Kid, has a stringent practice and racing schedule and is best known for winning the MotoGP™ World Championship in 2006.

Hayden was arguably the best American motorcycle racer of his time being the last American to win a MotoGP championship. He grew up in Owensboro, Kentucky and started riding as a toddler with a ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- The "Kentucky Kid" is gone, but his No. 69 will have a permanent place in MotoGP. The series has retired the number of former champion Nicky Hayden, who died in 2017 after a ...

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.

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Nicky Hayden, ex-MotoGP champion, dead at 35. May 22, 2017 / 1:20 PM EDT / AP Notable deaths in 2017 141 photos. CESENA, Italy --American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden has died, ...

CESENA, Italy — Motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden of Ownesboro, Ky., remains in “extremely critical” condition in hospital two days after he was hit by a car while training on his bicycle.

CESENA, Italy (AP) — Four days after being hit by a car while training on his bicycle, American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden remains in "extremely serious" condition in an Italian hospital.