Tomáš Bábek

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Tomáš Bábek Road cycling
Tomáš Bábek: Gold in the Keirin at the Track Cycling World Cup in Apeldoorn (2016)
Tomáš Bábek: Gold in the Keirin at the
Track Cycling World Cup in Apeldoorn (2016)
To person
Nickname Babson
Date of birth 4th June 1987
nation Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
discipline Train (short term)
Most important successes
UCI track world championships
2017 silver - 1000 meter time trial
2017 bronze - Keirin
UEC European Rail Championships
2016 European Champion 2016 - Keirin
Last updated: November 29, 2016

Tomáš Bábek (born June 4, 1987 in Brno ) is a Czech cyclist who is active in short-term disciplines on the track .

Athletic career

Tomáš Bábek was born in Brno, a town with a long tradition in track cycling, where the cycling track is located, where the 1981 World Track Championships were held. In 2008 he became the U23 European champion in the 1000 meter time trial . He then started at the Olympic Games in Beijing and finished eleventh in the team sprint together with Denis Špička and Adam Ptáčník .

In April 2011, Bábek suffered serious injuries in a car accident, including serious injuries to his lungs; After that he was in a coma for three days , the doctors didn't give him much chance. Still, he woke up and after further hospitalizations and surgeries and training, he made a comeback in cycling within a year.

In 2016 Bábek became European champion in the Keirin , a few weeks later he won the Keirin competitions at the races of the Track Cycling World Cup in Glasgow and Apeldoorn . In April 2017, he won the bronze medal in the Keirin at the World Track Championships in Hong Kong and, together with Quentin Lafargue, silver in the time trial, as both drivers crossed the finish line at the same time.

successes

2007
  • MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Czech champion - 1000 meter time trial
2008
  • bronze European Championship (U23) - 1000 meter time trial
  • MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNGCzech champion - 1000 meter time trial, team sprint (with Denis Špička and Adam Ptáčník )
2014
  • MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Czech champion - Keirin
2016
2017
2019
2020
  • MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Czech champion - sprint, 1000 meter time trial

Honors

In 2017 he was the winner of the annual survey on the Král cyklistiky ( cycling king ) of the Československý svaz cyklistiky cycling association.

Web links

Commons : Tomáš Bábek  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tomas Babek. In: Casco helmets. Archived from the original ; Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Tomáš Bábek: Přežil jsem díky tomu, že celý život trénuju. In: brnensky.denik.cz. February 27, 2013, accessed November 7, 2016 (Czech).
  3. ↑ Král cyklistiky. Retrieved April 8, 2019 (Czech).
personal data
SURNAME Bábek, Tomáš
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th June 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Brno