DATE OF BIRTH: 10 February 1987, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2011) Poole.
MAJOR HONOUR: World Under-21 Team Cup Champion: 2007.
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Michał Szczepaniak (born: 1 August 1983, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland).
2011 STARTING AVERAGE: 4.00 (EL).
ADDITIONAL INFO: Szczepaniak first rode officially for Piła in 2003, but linked with Częstochowa the following year and was to spend five seasons with them. He joined Poznań for two terms in 2009, before switching to Łódź in 2011. Backtracking to 2007, he was a member of the Poland side that took victory in the World Under-21 Team Cup.
On 15 August 2011, Poole announced the signing of the rider for his first taste of British league racing, having decided to dispense with the ‘doubling-up’ duo of Kyle Newman and Christian Hefenbrock, although the latter did retain a place in the Pirates’ squad after being shuffled to the No. 8 berth.
SZCZEPANIAK, Mateusz
