Thomas Oliver Bacon (born 25 February 1993) is a British former speedway rider.

Career

Bacon began his British career riding for the

Mildenhall Fen Tigers The Mildenhall Fen Tigers are a British speedway team, founded in 1975, who last raced in the National Development League during 2023. History 1970s The original track was built in 1971 on farm land owned by Terry Waters, with Bernie Kla ...

in 2015. In 2017, he signed for

Peterborough Panthers The Peterborough Panthers were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Peterborough, England from 1970 to 2023. They were three times List of United Kingdom speedway league champions, champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest lev ...

, where he spent two seasons with the club for the

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and the

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seasons. In 2019, he joined

Redcar Bears The Redcar Bears are a British motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Championship (second tier of the British speedway leagues). The club was founded in 2006 and their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship Knockout Cup wi ...

for one season and then rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the

Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton Wolves were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They were champions of the United Kingdom five times and raced at Monmore Green Stadium from 1928 to 2023. History 1928–1930 Speedway (known ...

in the

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, in addition to the

Kent Kings The Kent Eagles (formerly the Kent Kings and Kent Royals) are a British motorcycle speedway team formed in 2013. They currently race in the 2025 National Trophy, based at the Iwade Speedway. History Origins & 2010s Kent Kings joined th ...

in the

SGB Championship 2021 The SGB Championship 2021 was the second tier division, called the SGB Championship, of the British speedway championship in 2021. Changes from the last edition of the Championship (held in 2019) were the addition of three teams and the loss o ...

. Bacon announced his retirement from speedway in 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bacon, Tom 1993 births Living people British speedway riders Birmingham Brummies riders Kent Kings riders Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders Peterborough Panthers riders Redcar Bears riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders