Luboš Tomíček (born 14 March 1986 in Prague, Czech Republic) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic.[1][2] He earned 4 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[3]

Luboš Tomíček Jr
Tomíček riding for Oxford in 2007
Born (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 38)
Prague, Czech Republic
NationalityCzech
Career history
Great Britain
2003, 2005-2007Oxford Cheetahs
2004-2005Newcastle Diamonds
2007-2008Lakeside Hammers
2010Somerset Rebels
2010Stoke Potters
2012Berwick Bandits
Poland
2006, 2009Lublin
2007Ostrów
2008Opole
Sweden
2008Rospiggarna
Individual honours
2007Team U21 World Championship bronze
2007U21 World individual finalist
20071st Czech pairs

Career

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Tomíček comes from a 3-generation motorsport family; his grandfather and father Luboš Tomíček Sr. were also professional speedway riders.

In 2003, he made his British league debut after riding four times for Oxford Cheetahs during the 2003 Elite League speedway season.[1] The following season he joined Newcastle Diamonds and rode for them for two seasons.[4]

After a short loan spell with Newcastle,[5] he returned to Oxford in 2005, spending three seasons with them from 2005 to 2007. In 2007, he reached the final of the 2007 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and won a bronze medal at the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[6]

The following season he appeared in the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix series and signed for Lakeside Hammers, where he helped the team finish second in the 2008 Elite League speedway season.[7]

He won the league with his Prague club in 2012 and had a final season in Britain with the Berwick Bandits[8] but retired after the 2012 season due to private reasons.

Speedway Grand Prix results

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2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
8 /10   Czech Rep. SGP 14 4 (1,1,2) 17
2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
6 /11   Czech Rep. SGP 14 4 (2,1,0,1,0) 2
2008 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 19)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
2 /11   European SGP 13 3 (0,2,0,0,1) 1
3 /11   Swedish SGP 13 5 (0,2,1,0,2) 13

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Tomicek, Lubos". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Speedway: Tomicek is determined". Chronicle Live. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Newcastle Diamonds drop Lubos Tomicek". Chornicle Live. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ "JUNIOR (U-21) WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ^ "2008 Speedway Grand Prix" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Berwick Bandits sign Czech rider Lubos Tomicek". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2024.