 Evans at the 2018 European BMX Championships | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | 26 September 1993 | ||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) [1] | ||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||
| Current team | Retired | ||||||||
| Discipline | BMX racing | ||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||
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Kyle Evans (born 26 September 1993) is a British former BMX rider from Hindley, Greater Manchester, who represented Great Britain in international competitions. He competed in the men's time trial event at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships. [2]
Evans was selected for the British cycling team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, competing in the men's BMX race. [3] After grabbing a twenty-first seed in the opening round with a time of 35.776, Evans scored a total of 19 placing points to take the penultimate spot against seven other riders in his quarter-final heat. He was thus eliminated from the tournament. [4] [5] Evans made an appearance on the ‘Question of Sport’ episode that aired on 14 November 2018. [6] Having retired from BMX racing in 2020, [7] Evans acted as a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Kidsgrove. [8]
