William Jefferson Blythe Jr. lost control of his 1942 Buick on U.S. Route 60 outside of Sikeston, Missouri, after one of his car's tires blew out. He survived the accident after being thrown from the car, but drowned in a drainage ditch as he tried to pull his way out of the three feet (1 meter) of water in the ditch. Three months later, Blythe's widow, Virginia, gave birth to their son, whom she named William Jefferson Blythe III in honor of his father and grandfather. In 1950, Blythe's widow married Roger Clinton Sr.; 12 years later, Blythe's posthumous son legally adopted his stepfather's
Adam Blythe successful year competing on the British domestic scene, Blythe joined Australian team Orica-GreenEDGE for the 2015 season. After one season there in August 2015 it was announced that Blythe would be moving to for the 2016 season, where he would be reunited with directeur sportif Sean Yates, who worked with Blythe during his time with NFTO. He currently lives in Monaco. With folding at the end of 2016, Blythe joined the squad for its inaugural season in 2017. Adam Blythe Adam Michael Blythe (born 1 October 1989) is an English professional road and track racing cyclist who currently rides for