Steve Jarvie (pictured) was out for his weekly Sunday bike ride with friends in 2013 when motorcyclist Ben Smith ran him off the road on the Old Pacific Highway in Sydney's north

A self proclaimed cyclist hater who mowed down a father-of-three and left him for dead on the side of a road later boasted that 'the c*** deserved it'.

Steve Jarvie was out for his weekly Sunday bike ride with friends in 2013 when motorcyclist Ben Smith ran him off the road on the Old Pacific Highway in Sydney's north.

Just minutes later, a witness at a nearby cafe heard Smith, 27, saying: 'The f***ing bike rider shouldn't have been in the middle of the road.'

On Friday, a court heard Smith caused Mr Jarvie to fall and bragged about his actions because of his 'perverse' hatred of cyclists, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Mr Jarvie, a businessman from Sydney, was due to marry his fiance Linda Ellis before he was killed.

'Steve's life was needlessly lost in a moment of reckless stupidity and madness - an insane criminal tragedy,' Ms Ellis said, according to the paper.

Smith was found guilty of manslaughter and faces up to 25 years behind bars for killing the 61-year-old

On Friday, a court heard Smith (pictured centre) caused Mr Jarvie to fall and bragged about his actions because of his 'perverse' hatred of cyclists

'His sudden and horrendous death has plunged me into the most unimaginable nightmare that I struggle to wake up from.'

'Our hopes and dreams of a long happy and peaceful life died with him that day.'

Smith was found guilty of manslaughter and faces up to 25 years behind bars for killing the 61-year-old.

He will be sentenced on Monday.

The incident occurred on February 17, 2013, only months before Mr Jarvie (right), a businessman from Sydney, was due to marry his fiance Linda Ellis (left)