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]
 Tomíček riding for Oxford in 2007 | |
| Born | 14 March 1986 Prague, Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2003, 2005-2007 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 2004-2005 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 2007-2008 | Lakeside Hammers |
| 2010 | Somerset Rebels |
| 2010 | Stoke Potters |
| 2012 | Berwick Bandits |
| Poland | |
| 2006, 2009 | Lublin |
| 2007 | Ostrów |
| 2008 | Opole |
| Sweden | |
| 2008 | Rospiggarna |
| Individual honours | |
| 2007 | Team U21 World Championship bronze |
| 2007 | U21 World individual finalist |
| 2007 | 1st Czech pairs |
Career
editTomíček 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
edit| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 /10 |  Czech Rep. SGP
|
14 | 4 | (1,1,2) | 17 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 /11 | Czech Rep. SGP
|
14 | 4 | (2,1,0,1,0) | 2 |
| 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
edit- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix):
- Speedway Under-21 World Championship:
- 2006
Terenzano - track reserve - 2007
Ostrów Wlkp. - 15th place (2 point)
- 2006
- Speedway World Cup:
- 2008
- 7th place (4 points in Event 2)
- 2008
- Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship:
- European Individual Speedway Junior Championship:
- European Speedway Club Champions' Cup:
- Individual Czech Championship:
- 2006 - 4th place
- 2007 - 3rd place
- 2006
- Individual U-21 Czech Championship:
- 2001 - 5th place
- 2002 - 4th place
- 2001
References
edit- ^ a b "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Tomicek, Lubos". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Speedway: Tomicek is determined". Chronicle Live. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Newcastle Diamonds drop Lubos Tomicek". Chornicle Live. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "JUNIOR (U-21) WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "2008 Speedway Grand Prix" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Berwick Bandits sign Czech rider Lubos Tomicek". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2024.