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]

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[4] 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.[5]

During the 2018 season he rode for both Ipswich Witches and Edinburgh Monarchs before returning to Berwick for the 2019 season.[6]

In 2020, he won the Argentine Championship.[7] He also win the 2022 Winter national championships.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Coty Garcia". Berwick Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Getting to know Coty Garcia". Glasgow Tigers Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ^ "I was living on an apple a day and sleeping rough, the incredible true story of Glasgow Tigers' Argentine ace". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Garcia signs for Redcar". Speedway Star. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Coty comes in". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1930-2022 Argentinian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Speedway: Fernando García abrió el fuego del Campeonato Argentino 2022". La Nuevo Provincia. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Garcia_(speedway_rider)
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