Tom Bacon
{{about|the speedway rider|the engineer|Francis Thomas Bacon}}
{{Short description|English speedway rider (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|2|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Coventry, West Midlands
| career1 = Mildenhall Fen Tigers
| years1 = 2015
| career2 =Birmingham Brummies
| years2 = 2016-18
| career3 = Peterborough Panthers
| years3 = 2017-18
| career4 = Redcar Bears
| years4 = 2019
| career5 =Wolverhampton Wolves
| years5 = 2021
| career6 =Kent Kings
| years6 = 2021
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Thomas Oliver Bacon (born 25 February 1993) is a British former speedway rider.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=30 June 2023}}
Career
Bacon began his British career riding for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaystar.net/news.php?extend.917|title=BACON INJURED IN MILDENHALL CRASH|website=Speedway Star|access-date=18 June 2021}} In 2017, he signed for Peterborough Panthers, where he spent two seasons with the club for the SGB Championship 2017 and the SGB Championship 2018 seasons.{{cite web |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/speedway/tom-brings-home-bacon-last-1121204 |title=Tom brings home the bacon at last |website=Peterborough Today |access-date=14 January 2023}}
In 2019, he joined Redcar Bears for one season and then rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2021, in addition to the Kent Kings in the SGB Championship 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.wolverhampton-speedway.com/team21|title=2021 WOLVERHAMPTON WOLVES|website=Wolverhampton Speedway|access-date=18 June 2021}}
Bacon announced his retirement from speedway in 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/speedway/2021/06/12/wolverhampton-wolves-start-rider-search-as-tom-bacon-retires/ |title=Wolverhampton Wolves start rider search as Tom Bacon retires |website=Express and Star |access-date=15 September 2024 }}
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Category:British speedway riders
Category:Birmingham Brummies riders
Category:Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders