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So very sad to read this.He will be sorely missed by competitors and and fans worldwide. A champion and a gentleman
Thoughts and condolences with Nicky's Family and friends.
RIP The Kentucky Kid #69.
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So very sad to read this.I live in a cycling area, just to say the name of the city where i live gave the name to a glorious bycicling comoany of the past. I see cyclist every day and i must say italy is not a cycling friendly country, and both behaviour of cyclist and car drivers should be more careful. I must say that what happened to hayden was one of the many cyclist accident that happen everyday here. This is really sad, think of scarponi, to say that it happened in my countryerwin greven wrote: ↑6 years ago Nicky as being a cyclist isn't the first one and won't be the last. A cyclist on a racing cycle is a bit of an alien in a world in which he does not fit. Very vulnerable, fast and very difficult to evade, see, or even anticipate to. As a car driver for 20 years i am amazed how little concerned cyclists are when they are on the road in groups with high speeds up to 40-50kmh. Being on cycling paths or on the road itself they can't brake easily while the opposing traffic never anticipates on them.
Especially if I am not familiar with the area I`m riding in (whether on m'cycle, cycle or car) I`m extra careful and I surely do not discard a stop sign anyway.Ian-S wrote: ↑6 years ago ......
What we don't know is if Nicky knew the area, it could be he didn't and wasn't aware of the junction until he was on it which would be unfortunate. Our lane is a popular cycle route, it's part of the track they use to run a race on once a year, and the contempt and general lack of fear shown towards cars by cyclists on a Sunday morning causes a lot of arguments at our junction.
https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/10/11/su ... sh-driver/Hayden had been cycling on the Rimini coast on May 17 last year when he was hit by a car, causing brain damage and ultimately his death five days later.
According to local news outlet Rimini Today and Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, the 31-year-old driver, who was not named, was found guilty of road homicide.
The trial took place under an abbreviated procedure, meaning that the sentence would already be reduced by one third.
Prosecutors had been seeking a term of one year and two months after an investigation that Hayden and the driver shared culpability for the crash.
In addition to the suspended prison sentence, the driver had his licence cancelled and was ordered to pay court costs.
The crash had been investigated by a pool of three experts, one each appointed by the prosecutor, defence, and a lawyer representing the Hayden family.
It found Hayden was riding at a speed of just over 20km/h when he failed to obey a stop sign, while the driver had been exceeding the 50km/h speed limit by more than 20km/h.
As such, Hayden was determined to be 30 percent at fault for the crash with the driver shouldering the remainder of the blame.
Furthermore, the prosecutor’s expert Orlando Omicini, a former police officer, claimed that if the driver been travelling at the speed limit then “by reacting and braking, the accident would have been avoided.”
The judge will reveal the reasons for his decision within 90 days.