Fernando Garcia (speedway rider)

Fernando Garcia (born 2 August 1994) is an Argentine motorcycle speedway rider. He rides as Coty Garcia in speedway leagues and is a former national champion of Argentina.[1][2]

Coty Garcia
Born (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994
Colonia Barón, Argentina
NationalityArgentinian
Career history
Great Britain
2015, 2019Berwick Bandits
2016Glasgow Tigers
2017Redcar Bears
2018Ipswich Witches
2018Edinburgh Monarchs
Individual honours
2020Argentine National Champion
Team honours
2016Knockout Cup

Biography

Born in Colonia Barón, Argentina, Garcia first rode a motor bike aged just six year old in his home town of Salazar.[3] He rode in the final two rounds of the 2012 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.

He first came to British speedway when he signed for Berwick Bandits for the 2015 Premier League speedway season.[1] The following season he signed for Scottish rivals Glasgow Tigers and improved his average by over two points and was a member of the Knockout Cup winning team.[3] Redcar Bears signed him for the SGB Championship 2017.[4]

During the 2018 season he rode for both Ipswich Witches and Edinburgh Monarchs before returning to Berwick for the 2019 season.[5]

In 2020, he won the Argentine Championship.[6]

References

  1. "Coty Garcia". Berwick Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. "Rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. "Getting to know Coty Garcia". Glasgow Tigers Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. "Garcia signs for Redcar". Speedway Star. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. "Coty comes in". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1930-2022 Argentinian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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