Stuart Price, died on Sunday after colliding with a black Jaguar car in Colliery Lane, next to the junction with Murton Lane, in Easington Lane.
Northumbria Police said the Jaguar driver , who stopped his car - was left shaken but uninjured by the crash.
Mr Price, 24, of Murton, County Durham, was pronounced dead at the scene and police are appealing for witnesses.
A cyclist has died in a collision with a car near Sunderland.