Sunday, December 22, 2024

World champion cyclist dies after being run over in San Francisco

World champion cyclist was hit and killed in San Francisco
Photo: taken from Facebook USA Cycling

By Bay City News.

A world champion cyclist was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle in the Presidio of San Francisco earlier this week.

Ethan Boyes, the reigning Masters Track world champion, was killed in the crash reported at around 4 p.m. Tuesday.

U.S. Park Police responded to Arguello Boulevard south of Washington Street for a report of a collision between a vehicle and a bicyclist, later identified as Boyes, who died at a hospital while the driver of the vehicle was also hospitalized but is expected to survive.

U.S. Park Police did not immediately provide other details about the collision as of Friday afternoon.

USA Cycling on Friday issued a statement mourning the death of Boyes, who was the reigning world champion in the Masters Track Men's 40-44 Time Trial and Sprint events held last fall. He was a 10-time national champion during his career and still holds a world record for men 35-39 in the 1,000-meter time trial event.