Kyle Evans

{{short description|British BMX rider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}} {{for|the Wales international rugby league footballer|Kyle Evans (rugby)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Kyle Evans | image = Kyle Evans - 2018 UEC European BMX Championships (Men's BMX - podium).jpg | caption = Evans at the 2018 European BMX Championships | fullname =  | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|09|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = | height = {{height|m=1.80}}<ref name="rio2016">{{cite web |title=Kyle Evans |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/kyle-evans |work=Rio 2016 Olympics |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=19 August 2016 |archive-date=26 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126034307/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/kyle-evans |url-status=dead}}</ref> | weight = {{convert|81|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="rio2016"/> | currentteam = Retired | discipline = BMX racing | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2018 Glasgow|Men's BMX}} | show-medals = no }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 UCI BMX World Championships: Entries list |url=http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030C01000103FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 |publisher=Tissot timing |access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>

Evans was selected for the British cycling team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, competing in the men's BMX race.<ref>{{cite news |title=Team GB's cyclists announced for Rio 2016 |url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/team-gb's-cyclists-announced-for-rio-2016 |publisher=Team GB |date=24 June 2016 |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cycling: Men's BMX Quarterfinal – Heat 4 |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/cycling-bmx-mens-quarterfinals-heat-4-all-runs |work=Rio 2016 Olympics |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=7 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922183834/https://www.rio2016.com/en/cycling-bmx-mens-quarterfinals-heat-4-all-runs |archive-date=22 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rio Olympics 2016: Liam Phillips out of men's BMX after heavy crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37125248 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 August 2016 |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> Evans made an appearance on the ‘Question of Sport’ episode that aired on 14 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One – Question of Sport, Series 48, Episode 18 |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 June 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bs6rs2}}</ref> Having retired from BMX racing in 2020,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20220601-gb-cyclingteam-news-Kyle-Evans-returns-to-Great-Britain-Cycling-Team-to-develop-junior-BMX-programme-0|title=Kyle Evans returns to Great Britain Cycling Team to develop junior BMX programme|website=British Cycling|date=1 June 2022|accessdate=24 April 2025}}</ref> Evans acted as a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Kidsgrove.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62205996 |title=Queen's Baton Relay travels through Staffordshire and Shropshire |publisher=BBC News |date=18 July 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{The-Sports|279875}} * [https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/new/bio/Kyle_Evans Kyle Evans] at British Cycling * {{UCI BMX rider|10007796861}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|kyle-evans}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Kyle}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:British BMX riders Category:English male cyclists Category:British male cyclists Category:Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Category:Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:People from Hindley, Greater Manchester Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Category:21st-century English sportsmen