Tre Whyte
{{short description|British male former BMX rider (born 1993)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Peckham, Southwark, London
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| discipline = BMX racing
| role = Rider
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| majorwins = 2016 British National Champion
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Tre Whyte (born 20 October 1993) is a British male former BMX rider. In 2014 he claimed bronze in the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships after having to self-fund his attendance due to not being selected by the British Cycling World Championship team. He competed in the time trial event at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships.{{cite web|title=2015 UCI BMX World Championships: Entry List By Event: Men Elite|url=http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030C01000103FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF01|website=tissottiming.com|accessdate=1 February 2016}} He was not selected for the 2016 World Championships, despite being the British National Champion, and was unable to self-fund his attendance due to rule changes.{{cite web|title=British Cycling Snubs National Champion|url=http://bmx.transworld.net/news/british-cycling-snubs-national-champion-tre-whyte-2/#wBDiXi5KyLRX8zR6.97|website=bmx.transworld.net|accessdate=26 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20161001-gb-cyclingteam-news-Whyte-and-Shriever-cruise-through-qualifying-at-Rock-Hill-UCI-BMX-Supercross-World-Cup-0|title=UCI BMX Supercross World Cup|date=1 October 2016|first=Scott|last=Hobro|accessdate=2017-01-27}} He retired from competition in 2020. During his career he was supported by the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.{{cite web |url=https://www.damekellyholmestrust.org/tre-whyte |title=Tre Whyte |author= |publisher=Dame Kelly Holmes Trust |access-date=15 April 2021}} Following his retirement from BMX, Whyte took up scooter racing. His brother Kye White also competes for Britain.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/cycling-from-peckham-tokyo-whyte-flying-flag-bmx-mad-family-2021-07-29/|title=Cycling-From Peckham to Tokyo, Whyte flying flag for BMX-mad family |last=Herman |first=Martyn|date=29 July 2021 |editor-last=Navaratnam |editor-first=Shri |agency=Reuters|access-date=30 July 2021}}
References
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- {{The-Sports|240410}}
- {{UCI BMX rider}}
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Category:English male cyclists
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Category:English motorcycle racers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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