Tomáš Suchánek

Tomáš Suchánek
Born (1984-04-07) 7 April 1984 (age 40)
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czech Republic
2002, 2006ZP Pardubice
Great Britain
2003King's Lynn
2005Isle of Wight
2005Poole
2006, 2010Redcar
2006Wolverhampton
2007Somerset
2007Mildenhall
2008Reading
Poland
2002, 2007Łódź
2004Lviv
2006Lublin
2009Miskolc
Individual honours
2002, 2003Czech Under-21 Champion
2005World U21 silver
Team honours
2001, 2002, 2004
2005, 2013, 2014
2015, 2016		Czech Div One Champion

Tomáš Suchánek (born 7 April 1984 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider.[2] He earned 3 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[3]

Career

Suchánek first rode in the United Kingdom for the King's Lynn Stars in the Premier League in 2003.[4]

He narrowly lost out on becoming the 2005 Speedway Under-21 World Champion after the meeting was stopped early after just 12 heats due to heavy rain and dangerous track conditions.[5][6] Suchánek and Krzysztof Kasprzak both finished on 8 points after three rides and Kasprzak was declared the winner after coin flipping.[7]

Suchánek is a Czech international, representing them in the Speedway World Cup in 2005 and 2006.[8]

In 2006, he signed for Redcar Bears but his season was ended in September after he broke his leg riding for ZP Pardubice in a Czech Republic league match.[9]

In 2008, he signed for the Reading Racers,[4] before returning to Redcar Bears in 2010.[10]

References

  1. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  2. ^ "Tomáš Suchánek Czechy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Speedway Junioren Weltmeisterschaft (U-21)". Speedway Yesterday. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ "World U21 winners". Speedweek. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. ^ "A Year in Summary". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  8. ^ Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5.
  9. ^ "Speedway: Tomas' injury anguish". Teesside Live. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Suchanek is bright spot for Redcar Bears". Gazette Live. Retrieved 4 April 2023.