Krystian Pieszczek

Kristian Pieszczek (born 23 September 1995) is a Polish speedway rider.

Krystian Pieszczek
Born (1995-09-25) 25 September 1995
Gdańsk, Poland
NicknameKrycha
NationalityPolish
Websitewww.pieszczek-racing.pl
Current club information
British leagueIpswich Witches
Polish leagueGKM Grudziądz
Swedish leagueIndianerna
Career history
Poland
2011–2014Wybrzeże Gdańsk
2013Krosno
2015–2016Falubaz Zielona Góra
2017–GKM Grudziądz
Sweden
2017Lejonen
2019Indianerna
UK
2018Leicester Lions
2019–Ipswich Witches
Individual honours
2012, 2013Bronze Helmet
2016Silver Helmet
Team honours
2013, 2014European Junior Championship
2016Under-21 World Cup
2016Speedway World Cup

Career

Born in Gdańsk, Pieszczek first had success as a junior in 2007.

He made his Polish league debut in 2011 for Wybrzeże Gdańsk, going on to ride for the club in the Ekstraliga in 2012. He won the Bronze Helmet in 2012 and 2013, and in 2013 was also part of the victorious Polish team in the European Junior Championships. In 2015 he moved to Falubaz Zielona Góra.

After finishing seventh in 2014, in 2016 he finished runner-up (to Max Fricke) in the World Under-21 Championship,[1] won the Silver Helmet competition, and finished fourth in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship. He was also part of the Polish team that won the 2016 Speedway World Cup.

He rode for GKM Grudziądz in Poland and Lejonen in the Swedish Elitserien in 2017, but after a disappointing season he embarked on an intensive training regime over the winter of 2017/18.[2][3] For the 2018 season he stays with Grudziądz in Poland and signed for Leicester Lions in the British SGB Premiership.[4][5]

References
  1. "Kristian Pieszczek", speedwayu21.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018
  2. Rzeszut, Maryla (2017) "Krystian Pieszczek liderem Lwów w szwedzkiej Elitserien", Gazeta Pomorska, 23 May 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018
  3. Ciućka, Przemysław (2017) "PIESZCZEK TRENUJE JUŻ PIĘĆ TYGODNI! TRENER MU COŚ OBIECAŁ", Przeglad Sportowy, 2 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018
  4. Rzeszut, Maryla (2017) "Krystian Pieszczek with a contract until 2019 in MrGarden GKM Grudziądz", Gazeta Pomorska, 14 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018
  5. Paul, Jon (2017) "Leicester Lions sign Polish whizz-kid Krystian Pieszczek for 2018 season", Leicester Mercury, 24 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018
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