Kye Whyte (born 21 September 1999) is a British male BMX racer. He was a silver medallist at the

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. He competed in the fourteenth series of ''

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'' in 2022.

Early life

Whyte started riding BMX at the age of three at Brixton BMX Club in Brockwell Park, south London. Later, alongside his brothers Daniel and Tre Whyte he attended

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BMX Club as a youngster. The club was co-founded by the brothers' father Nigel. Tre and Kye would both become members of the Great Britain Cycling Team, with Kye becoming the eighth member of the Peckham club to do so. Kye suffered a crash shortly after first joining the British Cycling talent group, spending five days in an induced coma and unable to ride for a year. Kye whyte for bmx gold Peckham

Career

He won a

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silver medal behind teammate Kyle Evans in

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in 2018. A first UCI BMX Supercross World Cup victory came in Manchester in April 2019. At the

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Whyte again looked to be continuing his form on his way to the final, but his hopes of a medal were ended as he was caught behind a crash, eventually finishing fifth. On 20 June 2021, he was named in the British team for the delayed

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, where he won a silver medal in a close contest with the Netherlands' Niek Kimmann. At the

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, Whyte crashed in the semi-finals. Outside of BMX racing, he was announced to take part in the fourteenth series of ''

''.

Major results

;2018 :

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::2nd Men's BMX racing ;2021 :

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::2nd

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;2022 : 2022 UCI BMX World Championships ::2nd Men's BMX racing : 2022 European BMX Championships ::1st Men's BMX racing

References

External links

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