After their postponement by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kye competed in Tokyo in 2021 and claimed Olympic Silver in the Men’s BMX Racing.Ī prominent figure in the sport of BMX, Kye is the promising future of Team GB BMX. Despite this misfortune, Kye came back to sport stronger than ever and has since competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Kye’s journey to the top of his sport has not been without adversity, not long after joining the Team GB cycling team Kye was involved in a serious crash that left him unable to compete for a year and in an induced coma for five days.
He has also claimed Silver at the 2020 UCI BMX World Cup. He later went on to claim Gold at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in 2019 and placed 5 th at the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships after unfortunately being stuck behind a crash. His first major victory came in 2018, claiming Silver at the 2018 UEC European BMX Championships. Taking inspiration from his older brother, Tre, Kye became a member of the Great Britain Cycling Team in 2017. As part of the Peckham BMX Club, Kye has been participating at the top level of BMX for most of his life and is now available to book as a speaker for corporate and public events to share his successes on the bike.Īged just three, Kye began riding BMX, introduced to the sport as a family affair with his father being one of the co-founders of Peckham BMX Club. Involved in BMX from a young age, Kye has increased the visibility of the sport and encourages others to get into the fast-paced and unique discipline of BMX.
#shogun-image-section# Free Agent Adult Beginner Free Agent L2Cat : Bikes Pro Race TT: 21.1" Unisex Wheel Size: 20" add-to-cart 39523812671549 Black 569.00 569.00 ///shopifycloud/shopify/assets/no-image-2048-5e88c1b20e087fb7bbe9a3771824e743c244f437e4f8ba93bbf7b11b53f7824c.Kye Whyte has made headlines as a BMX racer, having claimed World Cup and Olympic victories in the sport.