Tributes flowed from around the sport before the Queenslander\u2019s partner Michaela shared that<\/a> \u201cthe hardest day of our lives has been made easier knowing a piece of you lives on\u201d.<\/p>\n Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today \u201cYesterday we lost the most incredible person on this earth,\u201d Michaela wrote in April.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most authentic, loved and kind-hearted soul. He loved and devoted his life to this sport which brought him so much joy and he rode it out right till the end.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are so grateful for the outpouring of love and support for our beautiful man.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is such a loved partner, uncle, brother, friend and son but most proudly a father to our adored little boy who is joining us in October.<\/p>\n \u201cPlease share his name, share his legacy, this incredible man deserves to be remembered across the generations. We love you so much Joely.\u201d<\/p>\n Michaela shared news of the safe arrival this week.<\/p>\n \u201cFreddy Jae Evans. Our baby boy is earthside, born at 2:22pm on October 3rd,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is the perfect mix of love, strength, and a whole lot of his dad shining through. With all the hair and chubb to go with.\u201d<\/p>\n Freddy was born just over a year on from when Evans proposed.<\/p>\n Ahead of the birth Michaela revealed she had changed her surname, following through on their promise to be a family.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has always been a matter of when not if, but we never had any need to rush,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cStill I have no doubt Joely would have convinced me to wander down to the court house sometime before bub arrived.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019d come home and say \u2018I wish I could say I was coming home to my pregnant wife\u2019. I\u2019ve never made an easier decision.<\/p>\n \u201cForever an Evans. Forever yours.\u201d<\/p>\n Family members celebrated the arrival of Freddy, with Evans\u2019 sister Alex helping her \u201cbest friend\u201d Michaela through the birth process.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s here,\u201d Alex wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more proud of you Mikki, you outdid yourself again.<\/p>\n \u201cJ Evans you\u2019d be the proudest dad and husband.\u201d<\/p>\n Alex\u2019s husband and professional motocross rider Luke Reardon wrote: \u201cYou\u2019re finally here little man!! You have the strongest mumma and the coolest daddy ever. We love you Freddy Jae Evans.\u201d<\/p>\n Evans, who also raced in Asia, had previously overcome a serious crash in 2015 that nearly left him paralysed.<\/p>\n After a week-long induced coma he learned how to walk again and returned to riding within a year.<\/p>\n Tragic pregnancy twist after beloved motocross star\u2019s death<\/p>\n 2 min read<\/p>\n![\"Download](\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\"){kind=icon}
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Joel Evans previously overcame a serious crash that nearly left him paralysed. Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n