![OTD 16 years ago, Nicky Hayden becomes MotoGP World Champion 🏆🇺🇸 We miss you deeply, Kentucky Kid ♥️ : r/motogp OTD 16 years ago, Nicky Hayden becomes MotoGP World Champion 🏆🇺🇸 We miss you deeply, Kentucky Kid ♥️ : r/motogp](https://i.redd.it/3a1jvtrojow91.jpg)
OTD 16 years ago, Nicky Hayden becomes MotoGP World Champion 🏆🇺🇸 We miss you deeply, Kentucky Kid ♥️ : r/motogp
![Former MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden astride his Honda RCV factory bike at the official MotoGP winter test at Sepang circuit in Malaysia Stock Photo - Alamy Former MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden astride his Honda RCV factory bike at the official MotoGP winter test at Sepang circuit in Malaysia Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/mtp421/former-motogp-world-champion-nicky-hayden-astride-his-honda-rcv-factory-bike-at-the-official-motogp-winter-test-at-sepang-circuit-in-malaysia-mtp421.jpg)
Former MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden astride his Honda RCV factory bike at the official MotoGP winter test at Sepang circuit in Malaysia Stock Photo - Alamy
![FILE - In this Sunday Oct. 29, 2006 file photo, United States Honda rider Nicky Hayden celebrates after winning the world Moto GP championship at the Cheste racetrack near Valencia, Spain. American FILE - In this Sunday Oct. 29, 2006 file photo, United States Honda rider Nicky Hayden celebrates after winning the world Moto GP championship at the Cheste racetrack near Valencia, Spain. American](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MTPXK5/file-in-this-sunday-oct-29-2006-file-photo-united-states-honda-rider-nicky-hayden-celebrates-after-winning-the-world-moto-gp-championship-at-the-cheste-racetrack-near-valencia-spain-american-motorcycle-racer-nicky-hayden-has-been-hit-by-a-car-while-out-training-on-his-bicycle-wednesday-may-17-2017-the-superbike-world-championship-says-the-incident-occurred-along-the-rimini-coast-italy-wednesday-the-35-year-old-hayden-who-won-the-motogp-title-in-2006-was-transported-to-a-local-hospital-for-treatment-ap-photobernat-armangue-file-2MTPXK5.jpg)
FILE - In this Sunday Oct. 29, 2006 file photo, United States Honda rider Nicky Hayden celebrates after winning the world Moto GP championship at the Cheste racetrack near Valencia, Spain. American
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Nicky Hayden dead: Former MotoGP world champion dies aged 35 after cycling crash in Italy | The Independent | The Independent
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Nicky Hayden 2006 MotoGP Champion celebrates in parc ferme at the last round in Ricardo Tormo circuit Valencia Spain Stock Photo - Alamy
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