THE STORY
Who is he?
A Czech professional road bicycle racer with attendance in the best cycling teams across the world such as the Italian Lampre Team, the American Amore Vitta Team or the Spanish Relax Fuen la Brada. He has been represented by the world hour record holder and the three times winner of Vuelta a Espana and Giro d’Italia Tony Rominger.
As a member of the most famous cycling teams, he has raced along the big figures of world class cycling such as the world champion Alessando Ballar or Damiano Cunego, the Giro d’Italia winner. Even though Luboš Pelánek has suffered two tough accidents during his career, he has become an Italian Champion with his world class team Lampre.
He is now preparing for his comeback in 2020.
The Story
The cycling career of Luboš Pelánek has not always been the easiest. He suffered two tough accidents when he was hit by a car during his bicycle ride. In the first case he was forced to get to the hospital by himself since there was nobody to help him. After that, the fresh member of the world class Spanish cycling team Fuenlabrada needed to face a difficult decision: achieve his dream by attending his first big race or recovering from the accident. He has undergone a serious head injury which could make his flight to the race extremely risky due to the pressure in the cabin. Only after the doctor showed him an ultrasound of his own pregnant wife with words: “This is life”, Pelánek decided to stay and recover.
After experiencing such a serious injury, it made him rethink his life values and appreciate life more. When fully recovered after a few months, Luboš Pelánek was back on his bike, prepared to train hard and win. However, his situation got complicated again when he was hit by a car during his training near to Monte Carlo. This time it took him out of the cycling game for years. Tough head-on collision, flesh wounds and multiple fractures didn’t discourage Pelánek from cycling and he started to train again to achieve the very top-level.
The year 2020 will be known as the big comeback of the Italian Champion.
