(FILES) This file photo taken on May 02, 2014 shows US rider Nicky Hayden during the first MotoGP free practice of the Spanish Grand Prix at the Jerez racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera on May 2, 2014. Former world motorcycling champion Nicky Hayden died on May 22, 2017 announced the Bufalini di Cesena hospital. Hayden was in "extremely critical" condition following a serious bicycle accident which left him with brain damage. / AFP PHOTO / Jorge Guerrero