Adrian Rymel

Adrian Rymel
Born (1975-10-30) 30 October 1975 (age 49)
Štramberk, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czech Republic
Great Britain
2001–2006, 2008, 2010Berwick
2005Coventry
2009Workington
Poland
1999Świętochłowice
2000, 2006Krosno
2007Grudziądz
2008–2009Miskolc
2010Motor Lublin
Individual honours
2010Argentinian Champion
Team honours
2002, 2009Premier League Four-Team Championship

Adrian Rymel (born 30 October 1975 in Štramberk, Czechoslovakia) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[1][2] He earned 8 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[3]

Career

Rymel started his British speedway career when he signed for Berwick Bandits for the 2001 Premier League speedway season, signing alongside with fellow Czechs Michal Makovský and Josef Franc.[4][5] The following in 2002, he was part of the Berwick four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 July 2002, at Brandon Stadium.[6]

He would stay with Berwick for eight different seasons until the end of the 2010 season.[7][1] In between, in 2009, he rode for Workington Comets and was part of the Workington four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 25 July 2009, at Derwent Park.[8]

In 2010, he won the Argentine Championship.[9]

In January 2011, he retired from speedway following a crash which damaged his neck.[10]

Speedway Grand Prix results

2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
8 /10 Czech Republic Czech Rep. SGP 16 2 (1,1,0,0,X) 6
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "What might have been". Berwick Speedway. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Adrian Rymel Czechy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Bandits turn to young guns". Berwick Advertiser. 11 January 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "2002 Premier League Four-Team Championship". You Tube. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Speedway: Bouncing Czechs". Evening Chornicle. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ "2009 Premier League Fours". You Tube. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1930-2022 Argentinian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Berwick rider Adrian Rymel retires from speedway". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2023.