Tobiasz Musielak (born 18 August 1993 in
Leszno
Leszno (german: Lissa, 1800–1918 ''Lissa in Posen'') is a historic city in western Poland, within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 62,200, as of 2021. Previously, it ...
, Poland) is a Polish
motorcycle speedway
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rider who rode for the
Wolverhampton Wolves
Wolverhampton Wolves are a British speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and signed a deal with owner Dave Parry (previous speedway rider for the Wolverhampton Wolves) for the 20 ...
in the
Elite League and has also ridden for
Swindon Robins
The Swindon Speedway team, also known as the Swindon Robins, are an English motorcycle speedway team established in 1949 that have competed primarily in the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom. They are five times ...
and
Sheffield Tigers
The Sheffield 'Tru Plant' Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British SGB Premiership, and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium. The Tigers traditionally hold their race ...
.
Career
Musielak, the younger brother of fellow Speedway rider
Sławomir Musielak
Sławomir Musielak (born 3 June 1990)
is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Polish junior national team. Musielak finished 2nd in the 2009 Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship and was third in the 2009 Silver H ...
, mirrored the early career of his brother by starting his career with
Unia Leszno
Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established in 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodesh ...
who Tobiasz still rides for today after first riding for them in 2009. In 2011 he became a member of the Polish national junior speedway team, and in 2012 he was the runner-up in the
Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The European Individual Speedway Junior Championship is an annual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) since 1998.
Championship History
Between 1977 and 1988 the FIM) held the Speedway European Under 21 Championship. ...
.
Musielak was given his first opportunity in British Speedway by the Wolverhampton Wolves who named him in their 2015 line-up. Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten described Musielak as "a really entertaining rider and a really exciting prospect". He rode with
Swindon Robins
The Swindon Speedway team, also known as the Swindon Robins, are an English motorcycle speedway team established in 1949 that have competed primarily in the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom. They are five times ...
in 2017 when they became
SGB Premiership
The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Premiership is the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was i ...
champions, but did not ride in the UK in 2018. He returned for 2019, winning a second SGB Premiership with the Robins.
In 2022, he rode for the
Sheffield Tigers
The Sheffield 'Tru Plant' Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British SGB Premiership, and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium. The Tigers traditionally hold their race ...
in the
SGB Premiership 2022
The 2022 SGB Premiership was the 87th season of the top tier of British Speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Premiership. Sheffield Tigers topped the regular season table and met Belle Vue Aces in the play off final but Belle Vue ran out the win ...
. He helped Sheffield win the League cup and reach the Play off final. Also in 2022, he helped
Wilki Krosno win the
2022 1.Liga.
He signed again for Sheffield for the
SGB Premiership 2023.
References
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Polish speedway riders
1993 births
Living people
Sheffield Tigers riders
Swindon Robins riders
Wolverhampton Wolves riders
People from Leszno
Sportspeople from Greater Poland Voivodeship