Radomír Šimůnek Sr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRadomír Šimůnek Sr.
Czech bikecrosser
Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1962
Place of Birth: Plzeň, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
Date of Death: 10-Aug-2010
Profession: cyclo-cross cyclist
Nationality: Czech Republic
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Radomír Šimůnek Sr.
- Radomír Šimunek Sr.
- (Czech pronunciation: ['radomi?r '??mu?n?k], 8 April 1962 in Plzen – 10 August 2010 in Kamenice) was a Czech racing cyclist who mainly participated in cyclo-cross.
- Šimunek's son, Radomír Šimunek Jr.
- is also a cyclo-cross cyclist. During the Czech communist era he was a two time amateur World Champion, but was unable to become a professional cyclist.
- The earnings he garnered from international matches in Belgium and the Netherlands were paid to the Czechoslovakia Cycling Union and Šimunek did not receive his winnings.
- The political change in Eastern Europe in 1989 and 1990 finally allowed him to become a professional, before he won the World title at the 1991 World Championships in Gieten. In 1992 he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for causing a traffic accident that killed three people.
- He received a presidential pardon four months into his sentence.
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