39 Facts About James Toseland

James Toseland underwent nine surgery's and his recent surgery in the US during 2023 to restore some movement and reduce pain.

James Toseland has 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.

James Toseland's parents separated when he was young and he was raised by his mother in Kiveton Park in the Borough of Rotherham.

James Toseland was taught from Year 7 to Year 11 at Wales High School, located in Kiveton Park.

However, Wright and James Toseland's mother separated when James Toseland was in his early teens and Wright later died by suicide.

James Toseland kept up his piano lessons, achieving Grade 6 but not quite enough for him to gain a place at the London College of Music.

James Toseland was then picked up to ride a Supersport Honda and won races at national level.

James Toseland joined the British Superbike Championship series in 2000, riding for Paul Bird's Vimto-sponsored team on a Honda VTR James Toseland contested the first seven rounds, missing four more through injury, and over the course of these picked up 101 points.

In 2001 aged 20, James Toseland joined the GSE team to partner Neil Hodgson in the Superbikes World Championship.

In 2003 the team was more competitive than ever, allowing James Toseland to take his first win at Oschersleben and third in the championship overall.

In 2004 after both Neil Hodgson and Ruben Xaus left the Superbikes World Championship to race in MotoGP, James Toseland joined the factory Fila Ducati team as second rider to the experienced Regis Laconi, aboard the dominant 999 F04 motorcycle.

James Toseland put together a consistent series to stay with Regis Laconi all the way, and even ahead at several meetings.

For 2006 James Toseland switched to the Winston Ten Kate Racing Honda racing team, replacing the MotoGP-bound Chris Vermeulen, where he rode alongside Australian Karl Muggeridge.

James Toseland won the season-opener in Qatar, and finished second in the championship behind Troy Bayliss.

James Toseland was contacted to replace injured Toni Elias for the Fortuna Honda team for a one-off appearance in MotoGP, but this did not happen for sponsor-related reasons.

James Toseland was linked to the d'antin Ducati satellite team in MotoGP in 2006, and received an offer to ride for them in 2007.

However, d'antin had not performed well over recent years, and James Toseland turned the offer down, not willing to make up the grid on a bike that wasn't competitive.

James Toseland remained in WSBK for 2007 with Ten Kate Racing Honda, despite a firm offer from the Pramac d'Antin team to race in MotoGP.

James Toseland won one race in each of the first five meetings of the year.

James Toseland was linked with the Pramac d'Antin MotoGP team, although rumours had abounded of a ride with a Honda outfit, and even of Ten Kate Racing making the step up to the premier class and taking James Toseland with them.

However, James Toseland confirmed a move to MotoGP for 2008 on 1 August 2007 when he announced that he had signed a one-year contract with factory supported Yamaha team Tech3.

James Toseland signed a deal with British leathers company BKS to supply him with suits while competing in the 2008 MotoGP world championship.

James Toseland stated that his moves were "hard but fair", and that it was his job to overtake his rivals when he had the chance to do so.

James Toseland struggled through the middle part of the season for top ten finishes, achieving two ninth places.

In pre-season testing, James Toseland suffered two major accidents, one with concussion.

In 2008 James Toseland had been unhappy with the communication with his engineer and his complaints led to a switch of crew chief with teammate Colin Edwards.

James Toseland received jump-start penalties at the Laguna Seca and Phillip Island rounds, the former resulting in a disqualification.

James Toseland struggled to adapt to the new bike early in the season, only gaining 4 podium finishes going into the last two rounds of the season.

In September 2011, James Toseland confirmed that, following the wrist injury sustained during a crash at Aragon in Spain, he would retire from racing immediately.

James Toseland used his previous experience on the race track to help develop up-and-coming motorcycle racing stars of the future as part of his involvement with the Phil Burgan Race Academy.

From 2012, James Toseland stepped into a mentoring role, providing one-to-one support for the Academy's talented young motorcycle racers including Danny Kent and Sylvain Barrier.

The streamliner that James Toseland will ride for the attempt at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, United States is powered by a Rolls-Royce jet engine and is called 'The 52 Express' after James Toseland's racing number.

James Toseland re-recorded the song "'We'll Stop At Nothing" from their Cradle The Rage album with the ChorusUK choir.

In November 2017, James Toseland announced that they had signed a deal with premier rock label Frontiers Records, and that they have begun work on their third album - as of 2023 this seems to have been shelved.

James Toseland was nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2007.

James Toseland was voted as the BBC Yorkshire Sports Personality of the Year in 2007.

James Toseland was awarded an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University in 2009.

James Toseland became a patron of the Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity in 2012.

In January 2012 James Toseland announced his engagement to the singer Katie Melua.