Eli Tomac is an American professional motocross racer who competes in both the AMASupercross and Motocross championships. He holds the record for being the first racer to win the first pro race he entered which was during the 2010 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season opener.
Early Life
Eli Tomac was born on November 14, 1992, in Cortez, Colorado. He is the son of the legendary mountain biker named John Tomac. He was reared to be a mountain biker just like his dad and as a result, has had been well tuned to this field from a young age.
Career
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His career started in 2010 in an ecstatic way being the first rider in history to win his professional debut representing Team Geico Honda. This was an instant signal of good things coming. He competed throughout that year in the 250 MX. During his rookie season in 2011 he would win 2 races, yet there were instances for a lot of improvement as well. It was a big year full of learnings for him.
2012 was the year where he captured his first Supercross championship by dominating the 250SX West Region. It was a lot better than 2012 where he won an impressive 5 races with consistent performances inside the top four. By 2014, Tomac decided to move to the 450 Class. He did face some injuries that couldn’t help in him performing to the levels he could think of but still, it was a competitive debut with him earning his first career 450MX win at Spring Creek.
He has been riding for the Kawasaki factory racing team since the 2016 season. Over the next season, he moved up the ranks with tough competition making him push harder for further growth.
Tomac won the 2017 outdoor Motocross title with 470 points over second place Marvin Musquin with 453 points and third place Blake Baggett with 451 points. Among his competitors, he has been head to head with Dungey on several occasions. It has resulted in both of them progressing as a result of this competition and at the same time, the fans have been the big beneficiaries as it has resulted in some fantastic entertainment for them.
Eli Tomac Height and Weight
Tomac stands 5 feet 10 inches or 1.75 m tall. He weighs 75 kg or 165 pounds maintaining his perfect height/weight ratio.
Eli Tomac Net Worth
Tomac’s net worth is estimated to be more than $4 million. This has been possible through the accomplishments and cash prizes he has won so far through his journey. He is associated with Monster Energy and Kawasaki as well. In this personal website, we can see that he has been promoting ET3 merchandise which is also a source of income for him.
Does Eli Tomac have a Girlfriend?
Eli Tomac has been in a relationship with Jessica Steiner and the two have been seen together on numerous occasions, especially on adventurous journeys. Tomac has also been a part of a movement called #ThisShirtSavesLives which is an important campaign that helps childhood cancer patients for treatments.
