Tomáš Suchánek

Tomáš Suchánek

Born	(1984-04-07) 7 April 1984 (age 40) Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Career history
Czech Republic
2002, 2006	ZP Pardubice
Great Britain
2003	King's Lynn
2005	Isle of Wight
2005	Poole
2006, 2010	Redcar
2006	Wolverhampton
2007	Somerset
2007	Mildenhall
2008	Reading
Poland
2002, 2007	Łódź
2004	Lviv
2006	Lublin
2009	Miskolc
Individual honours
2002, 2003	Czech Under-21 Champion
2005	World 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. "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.