Coty Garcia | |
Nationality: | Argentinian |
Birth Date: | 2 August 1994 |
Birth Place: | Colonia Barón, Argentina |
Career1: | Great Britain |
Years2: | 2015, 2019 |
Career2: | Berwick Bandits |
Years3: | 2016 |
Career3: | Glasgow Tigers |
Years4: | 2017 |
Career4: | Redcar Bears |
Years5: | 2018 |
Career5: | Ipswich Witches |
Years6: | 2018 |
Career6: | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Indivyear1: | 2020 |
Indivhonour1: | Argentine National Champion |
Teamyear1: | 2016 |
Teamhonour1: | Knockout Cup |
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]
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]