Tobias Kroner

German speedway rider

Tobias Kroner

Born|  (1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 39)
Dohren, Germany
Nationality| German
Career history
Great Britain
2005| Oxford Cheetahs
2006-2009| Ipswich Witches
2010| Belle Vue Aces
Poland
2007| Łódź
2008-2010| Gdańsk
2011-2012| Ostrów
2012-2013| Kraków
Individual honours
2012| German Champion

Tobias Kroner (born 16 October 1985) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Germany.[1][2] He earned 9 international caps for the German national speedway team.[3]

## Speedway career

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Kroner riding for Ipswich

Kroner began his British league career after he signed for Oxford for the 2005 Elite League speedway season.[4][5] He struggled during the season but switched to Ipswich Witches the following season where his form began to improve.[2][6]

In 2007, he remained with Ipswich and made his Polish league debut for Orzeł Łódź in the Polish Speedway First League. He then joined Wybrzeże Gdańsk, with whom he reached the Ekstraliga.[1]

After four seasons with Ipswich he would have one more season in Britain riding for the Belle Vue Aces during the 2010 Elite League speedway season.[7] He continued to ride in Poland, racing for Ostrów Wielkopolski and Wanda Kraków.

In 2012, Kroner became the champion of Germany after winning the German Individual Speedway Championship.[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Tobias Kroner". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
2. ^ a b "2010 rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
3. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
4. ^ "Speedway: Machine pipped in late drama". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
5. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
6. ^ "Kroner gets chance to shine for Witches". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
7. ^ "Greensheet Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
8. ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1991-2013". Speedway History. Retrieved 10 February 2023.