Tomáš Bábek

Tomáš Bábek (born 4 June 1987) is a Czech track cyclist.^[1] He shared the men's sprint title with Adam Ptáčník and Denis Špička at the Czech Track Cycling Championships, and later represented the Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2] On that same year, Babek also claimed the bronze medal in the 1 km time trial at the European Championships in Pruszków, Poland.^[3]

Born (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 39)
Brno, Czechoslovakia

Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight84 kg (185 lb)

DisciplineTrack

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Tomáš Bábek

Tomáš Bábek (2016)
Personal information
Born	(1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 39) Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  Czech Republic World Championships 2017 Hong Kong 1km time trial 2017 Hong Kong Keirin European Games 2019 Minsk 1km time trial European Championships 2016 Yvelines Keirin 2020 Plovdiv 1km time trial 2020 Plovdiv Team sprint 2016 Yvelines 1km time trial U23 & Junior European Championships 2008 Pruszków U23 1km time trial

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Babek qualified for the Czech squad in the men's team sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the team's three available berths based on UCI's selection process from the Track World Rankings.^[4] Babek and his teammates Ptacnik and Spicka battled in an opening heat against the U.S. trio of Michael Blatchford, Giddeon Massie, and Adam Duvendeck with an eleventh-place time in 45.678 and an average speed of 59.109 km/h, failing to advance further to the top eight match round.^[5]