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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1980 Doncaster,[1] South Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Michael Toseland (born 5 October 1980)[1] is an English former motorcycle racer and vocalist of his own rock band named Toseland. For 2020, he was team-manager of Wepol Racing with riders in World Supersport and Supersport 300,[2] and is a television motorcycle racing commentator.[3]
Toseland was the World Superbike Champion for 2007 on a Honda Fireblade prepared by Ten Kate,[4] and also won the Superbike World Championship for 2004 on a Ducati. He is one of only two men, the other being Troy Corser, to have won the World Superbike Championship for two different manufacturers. On 9 September 2011 he officially retired from professional motorsport due to a wrist injury sustained in March 2011 at an official World Superbike Championship testing session at Motorland Aragon, Spain.[5] He underwent further surgery in the US during 2023 to restore some movement and reduce pain.[6]
Aside from racing, Toseland is a pianist (reaching Grade 6) and singer-songwriter who performs with his Toseland band around the world. He has also performed alongside Ray Stubbs for the BBC's Sport Relief and played a piano set at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards in 2007.
- ^ a b JamesToseland.com – vital stats About James Toseland at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 May 2012)
- ^ James Toseland 2020 WorldSSP team manager role officially confirmed visordown.com, 27 November 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020
- ^ Toseland reveals all, Part 2: bouncing back, life off-track and what the future holds worldsbk.com, 12 March 2012. Retrieved 4 Jul 2024
- ^ Toseland claims Superbikes title BBC Sport – 7 October 2007
- ^ "Injury forces Toseland to retire". BBC News. 9 September 2011.
- ^ Superbike champion James Toseland recovering following American hospital wrist surgery Rotherham Advertiser, 19 December 2023. Retrieved 4 Jul 2024