Ethan Boyes

Ethan Boyes
Personal information
Born(1978-10-23)October 23, 1978
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 2023(2023-04-04) (aged 44)
Presidio of San Francisco, California, U.S.

Ethan Boyes (November 14, 1978 – April 4, 2023) was an American cyclist who was the holder of a national record for the "flying start".

Early life and education

Boyes was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and had an older and a younger brother; the family later moved to North Carolina, where he studied culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte. He worked in the Virgin Islands, in Southern California, and in the Santa Barbara area as a sous-chef and a chef.[1]

Cycling career

Boyes moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 2000s. He worked as a bicycle courier before entering competitive cycling, initially as a distance cyclist and then as a sprinter. He trained at Hellyer Park Velodrome in San Jose.[1] He won ten USA Cycling national championships in track cycling, in 2015 set a world performance record for the 1,000-meter time trial in the 35–39 age group,[2][3] and on September 24, 2018, set a national record of 26.461 seconds for the 500-meter track time trial flying start, both current as of April 2023.[4][5] In 2022 he became Masters' Track World Champion in time trial and sprint in the 40–44 age group and was on the winning team sprint team.[2][3]

A resident of San Francisco,[1] Boyes died there on April 4, 2023, after a driver struck him while he was riding in the Presidio. He was 44.[2][4][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Carolyn Said (April 7, 2023). "Ethan Boyes, champion cyclist killed by car, remembered as 'quiet and tender soul'". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Remy Tumin (April 8, 2023). "Track Cycling Champion Dies in Collision in San Francisco". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b USA Cycling (April 8, 2023). "Facebook post". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Jessica Flores (April 7, 2023) [2023-04-06]. "USA Cycling champion dies after being struck by car in San Francisco's Presidio". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "National Records". USA Cycling. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Mitchell McCluskey; Zoe Sottile (April 8, 2023). "Cycling champion Ethan Boyes dies after being struck by a car in San Francisco". CNN. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Cyclist Ethan Boyes dies after being struck in San Francisco". Associated Press. April 8, 2023. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.


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