Nicky Hayden 1981-2017
Nicky Hayden passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017, at the age of 35, following a May 17 bicycle accident in Italy.
America’s first MotoGP champion of the new era in 2006
His traditional racing number, 69, was the same number his father used, as his father jokes that the number was selected because it could still be read when he frequently ended up upside down in the dirt.
Godspeed Nicky