British Superbike rider Chrissy Rouse has died after a crash at Donington Park on the weekend.
Organisers mentioned the 26-year-old “passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in hospital” on Thursday afternoon.
The Newcastle rider suffered a critical head harm after being unavoidably hit by a following rider on the primary lap of Sunday’s race.
Rouse was handled trackside and brought to the circuit’s medical centre, the place he was put in an induced coma.
He later had emergency neurosurgery at a Nottingham hospital.
Race organiser MSVR mentioned it was investigating the incident with the coroner, police and the Motorcycle Circuit Racing Control Board.
Rouse moved into British Superbikes this season and rode for Crowe Performance BMW, the identical workforce he gained the nationwide superstock title with in 2020.
He was additionally a certified maths instructor.
Many well-known British bike racers have being paying tribute, together with fellow British Superbikes rivals Tarran Mackenzie, Glenn Irwin and Peter Hickman.
Mackenzie tweeted: “This sport is so cruel sometimes. Talented in so many different ways and truly one of the nicest people in the paddock. R.I.P Chrissy.”
Irwin, at the moment second within the standings, referred to as him a “truly talented person” who was “always smiling”, whereas Hickman mentioned it was a “pleasure to know you and share a track with you champ”.
Rouse’s dying was introduced on the identical day British motorbike racing additionally misplaced its most profitable racer ever.
Phil Read MBE died peacefully in his sleep, aged 83, his son mentioned.
Read gained 52 grand prix within the Nineteen Sixties and Seventies, and was world champion within the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc lessons. He additionally gained eight occasions on the Isle of Man TT races.
Source: information.sky.com”