Michael Špaček (2 March 1991, in

Montélimar Montélimar (; Vivaro-Alpine dialect, Vivaro-Alpine: ''Montelaimar'' ; ) is a town in the Drôme Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in t ...

– 12 October 2009, in

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

) was a Czech youth

motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...

champion.

Life and career

After his family returned from exile in Spain, where his father became Spanish champion in Enduro, his family settled in

Poběžovice u Holic Poběžovice u Holic is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ...

. Thanks to reality, the family lived 20 meters from the famous motocross track in Holice and owned a part of it. Michael started riding a motorcycle at three years of age. His first race was at the age of seven. In 2007 he was the Junior European Champion in the EMX125 class. He was critically injured during Czech International Team Championship in Loket on 26 September 2009 and died in hospital two weeks later, aged 18.Michael Špaček (†18): Poslední rozloučení s největším talentem motokrosu
translation "Last farewell to the greatest talent of motocross"

References

1991 births 2009 deaths Sportspeople from Montélimar Czech motocross riders Motorcycle racers who died while racing {{CzechRepublic-sport-bio-stub