2021 Rider Index
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RIDER INDEX 2021 The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2021, at Premiership, Championship and National League level. NOTE: All entries for the current season are as per the declared team line-ups, but do not necessarily relate to actual appearances for the named clubs, particularly in the case of No. 8s and/or guest riders; (2) The symbol II after a team's name differentiates between a club's National level and higher league side, when more than one team was operated in the same season; (3) With regard to ‘Club Honours', riders have been credited with a contribution to a league title-winning side if they rode in 6 or more matches of the team's league programme - and with a cup-winning contribution if they appeared in at least one leg of the final; (4) The Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2021 series. ALSO NOTE: Premiership, Championship and National League and Cup racing didn't take place during the entire 2020 season because of the Coronavirus pandemic. We have, however, retained the riders in their intended teams in the 2020 Rider Index for reference purposes, but those 2020 team listings have been removed for the 2021 Rider Index. LAST UPDATED: 19 September 2021 AARNIO, Tero Kalevi DATE OF BIRTH: 17 April 1984, Kuusankoski, Finland. BRITISH CAREER: (2008-09) Berwick; (2010) Scunthorpe; (2011) Scunthorpe, Wolverhampton; (2012-13) Scunthorpe, Workington; (2013) Workington; (2014) Glasgow; (2015-16) Newcastle; (2017) Scunthorpe; (2018) Newcastle; (2019) Belle Vue, Birmingham; (2021) Scunthorpe. MAJOR HONOURS: Finnish Under-21 Champion: 2004, 2005; Finnish Champion: 2020. CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2012 [Scunthorpe]. SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 3 meeting, 21 points. RIDER LINKS: Son of Timo Aarnio (born: 15 February 1953, Kuusankoski, Finland). ABLITT, Nathan DATE OF BIRTH: 3 March 2004, Battle, East Sussex. BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Kent; (2021) Eastbourne, Eastbourne II, Mildenhall. MAJOR HONOURS: British 150cc Champion: 2016; British 250cc Champion: 2018. CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2019 [Kent]. ALCOCK, Joseph (Joe) DATE OF BIRTH: 5 March 1999, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2018-19) Stoke; (2021) Newcastle, Eastbourne II, Newcastle II. ALLEN, Jake DATE OF BIRTH: 11 August 1995, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Somerset; (2017-18) Somerset, Scunthorpe; (2019) Ipswich, Scunthorpe; (2021) Ipswich, Redcar. MAJOR HONOURS: Queensland State Champion: 2017. CLUB HONOURS: League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset]; League Championship winner: 2016 [Somerset]; Knock- Out Cup winner: 2018 [Somerset]. ANDERSEN, Hans Nørgaard DATE OF BIRTH: 3 November 1980, Odense, Denmark. BRITISH CAREER: (2001-02) Poole; (2003) Peterborough; (2004-05) Ipswich; (2006-07) Peterborough; (2008) Peterborough, Coventry; (2009) Poole; (2010) Belle Vue; (2011) Coventry, Peterborough; (2012-13) Swindon; (2014-15) Coventry; (2016-17) Poole; (2018) Leicester; (2019) Peterborough; (2021) Peterborough, Leicester. MAJOR HONOURS: World Cup Champion: 2006, 2008; Danish Champion: 2007; Czech Golden Helmet Champion: 2008. CLUB HONOURS: Craven Shield winner: 2001, 2002 [both Poole], 2008 [Coventry]; League Championship winner: 2006 [Peterborough]; 2012 [Swindon]; Elite Shield winner: 2007 [Peterborough], 2013 [Swindon], 2016 [Poole], 2017 [Poole]; Pairs Championship winner: 2008 [Coventry], 2009 [Poole]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 87 GPs ridden, 21 GP finals, 4 GP wins, 780 GP points. GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHTS: Scandinavian GP Champion: 2004; Danish GP Champion: 2006; Czech Republic GP Champion: 2006; Grand Final Champion: 2006; Italian GP Champion: 2008. WORLD CUP RECORD: 22 meetings, 235 points, 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals, 3 Bronze medals. ANDERSEN, Kasper DATE OF BIRTH: 22 August 1998, Bramming, Denmark. BRITISH CAREER: (2018) King’s Lynn, Sheffield; (2019) King’s Lynn, Redcar, Sheffield; (2021) King’s Lynn, Berwick. CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2019 [Redcar]. ANDREWS, Richard (Rich) James DATE OF BIRTH: 6 May 1992, Tiverton, Devon. BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Newport II; (2010) Weymouth; (2011) Newport II; (2012) Buxton, Stoke; (2014) Devon; (2015) Eastbourne; (2016) Cradley, Eastbourne; (2017-19) Plymouth; (2021) Eastbourne. CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Gold Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]. RIDER LINK: Brother of Christopher Andrews (born: 30 July 1989, Tiverton, Devon) ATKINS, Henry Michael DATE OF BIRTH: 2 January 2001, Exeter, Devon. BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Coventry II; (2017-18) Plymouth; (2019) Somerset, Mildenhall; (2021) Plymouth, Eastbourne II. MAJOR HONOURS: British 125cc Champion: 2011. AUTY, Joshua (Josh) Liam DATE OF BIRTH: 8 September 1990, Mirfield, West Yorkshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2005-06) Scunthorpe; (2007) Redcar, Scunthorpe; (2008) Redcar; (2009-10) Sheffield, Coventry; (2011) Sheffield, Coventry; (2012-13) Birmingham, Scunthorpe; (2014) Scunthorpe; (2015-16) Leicester, Scunthorpe; (2017) King’s Lynn, Leicester, Scunthorpe; (2018) Leicester, Scunthorpe; (2019) Scunthorpe; (2021) Scunthorpe. MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-15 Champion: 2004, 2005; Queensland State Under-21 Champion: 2010; Queensland State Champion: 2010. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2006 [Scunthorpe], 2007 [Scunthorpe], 2010 [Coventry], 2012 [Scunthorpe]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2006 [Scunthorpe]; Conference Trophy winner: 2006, 2007 [both Scunthorpe]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2007 [Scunthorpe]; Pairs Championship winner: 2010 [Sheffield]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 1 GP point. BACON, Tom Oliver DATE OF BIRTH: 25 February 1993, Coventry, Warwickshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Mildenhall; (2016) Birmingham; (2017-18) Peterborough, Birmingham; (2019) Redcar; (2021) Wolverhampton, Kent. CLUB HONOUR: National Trophy winner: 2016 [Birmingham]; League Championship winner: 2016 [Birmingham]. RIDER LINKS: Son of Mike Bacon (born: 30 November 1965, Camberwell, London). BAILEY, Connor DATE OF BIRTH: 13 August 2002, Perth, Western Australia BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Glasgow, Belle Vue II; (2021) Glasgow. BARKER, Benjamin (Ben) John DATE OF BIRTH: 10 March 1988, Truro, Cornwall. BRITISH CAREER: (2003) Oxford II, Trelawny II; (2004) Oxford II, Coventry II; (2005) Oxford II, Exeter; (2006) Somerset, Stoke II; (2007) Stoke; (2008) Stoke, Coventry; (2009-10) Coventry; (2011-12) Plymouth, Birmingham; (2013) Birmingham, Ipswich; (2014) Birmingham, Plymouth; (2015) Berwick, Peterborough; (2016) Glasgow, Ipswich; (2017) Rye House, Redcar; (2018) Redcar; (2019) Peterborough, Redcar, Scunthorpe; (2021) King’s Lynn, Newcastle. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2005 [Oxford II], 2010 [Coventry]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2006 [Stoke II]; Craven Shield winner: 2008 [Coventry]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2016 [Glasgow]. WORLD CUP RECORD: 3 meetings, 16 points. BASSO, Benjamin DATE OF BIRTH: 2 July 2001, Odense, Denmark. BRITISH CAREER: (2021) Poole. MAJOR HONOURS: World Youth Champion: 2016. BATCHELOR, Troy Matthew DATE OF BIRTH: 29 August 1987, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2005) King’s Lynn, Eastbourne; (2006) King’s Lynn, Coventry; (2007) Poole; (2008) Swindon; (2009) Swindon, Ipswich; (2010-11) Peterborough; (2012-15) Swindon; (2016-17) King’s Lynn; (2018-19) Swindon; (2021) Sheffield, Kent. MAJOR HONOURS: Australian Under-16 Champion: 2003; Queensland State Champion: 2007; South Australia State Champion: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; Australian Champion: 2013; Elite League Riders’ Champion: 2014; Victoria State Champion: 2016. CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2005, [King’s Lynn], 2006 [King’s Lynn and Coventry], 2019 [Swindon]; Young Shield winner: 2005 [King’s Lynn]; League Championship winner: 2006 [King’s Lynn], 2012 [Swindon], 2019 [Swindon]; Premier Trophy winner: 2006 [King’s Lynn]; Elite Shield winner: 2008 [Swindon], 2018 [Swindon]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 28 GPs ridden, 3 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 183 GP points. WORLD CUP RECORD: 17 meetings, 148 points, 2 Silver medals, 2 Bronze medals. BATES, Josh DATE OF BIRTH: 1 February 1996, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2012) Mildenhall; (2013) Scunthorpe, Mildenhall; (2014) Leicester, Sheffield, Mildenhall; (2015) Wolverhampton, Sheffield, Birmingham; (2016) Coventry, Sheffield; (2017) Leicester, Sheffield; (2019) Peterborough, Leicester; (2021) Sheffield, Leicester. MAJOR HONOUR: British Under-21 Champion: 2014, 2016; British Under-19 Champion: 2015. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2012 [Mildenhall], 2017 [Sheffield], 2019 [Leicester]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Mildenhall]; National Trophy winner: 2012 [Mildenhall], 2014 [Mildenhall]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 2 points. BEBEE, Samuel (Sam) DATE OF BIRTH: 18 October 2000, Feltwell, Norfolk. BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Mildenhall; (2018-19) Mildenhall; (2021) Mildenhall. CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2018 [Mildenhall]. BECKER, Luke DATE OF BIRTH: 11 February 1999, Brentwood, California, USA. BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Wolverhampton; (2021) Wolverhampton. MAJOR HONOURS: American Under-21 Champion: 2016; American Champion: 2018. WORLD CUP RECORD: 3 meetings, 6 points. SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 2 meetings, 32 points. BEWLEY, Daniel (Dan) DATE OF BIRTH: 20 May 1999, Maryport, Cumbria. BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Edinburgh, Belle Vue II; (2017) Belle Vue, Glasgow, Belle Vue II; (2018) Belle Vue, Workington; (2019) Belle Vue; (2021) Belle Vue. MAJOR HONOURS: National League Riders Champion: 2017;