Chris Neath

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Chris Neath
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Born (1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 42)
Worcester, Worcestershire England
NationalityBritish (English}
Career history
Great Britain
1998–2001 Newport
2002–2003 Swindon
2004–2012 Rye House
2002, 2003, 2004, 2008 Wolverhampton
2007, 2010 Lakeside
2007 Reading
2009 Poole
Sweden
2001Norbaggarna
Team honours
2002 Elite League (tier 1) champion
2005, 2007 Premier League (tier 2) champion
1999, 2005 Premier Trophy (tier 2) winner
2003 Fours (tier 2) winner
1999 Conference League (tier 3) champion

Christopher Maurice Neath (born 29 January 1982) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [2] He earned one international cap for the Great Britain national speedway team. [3]

Career

Neath began riding when competing in youth grasstrack competitions, winning numerous ACU Championship titles, British, National and Best Pairs.[ citation needed ]

He first began riding league speedway for the Newport Mavericks during the 1998 Speedway Conference League. [4] [5] The following season, he captained the Mavericks to the league title, in addition to riding for the Newport Wasps senior team in the Premier League and winning the Premier Trophy with them. [6] In 2001, Neath also ventured to Sweden riding to a 10.68 point average for Norbaggarna. [7]

In 2002, Neath moved to Premier league rivals, the Swindon Robins. He spent two seasons at Swindon and at this time he was also 'doubling up' with the club that owned his contract, the Wolverhampton Wolves. This was quite a successful time for Neath. He won the Elite League title with Wolves in 2002 and the Premier League Four Team Championship with the Robins in 2003. [8]

Neath moved to the Rye House Rockets in 2004 and helped them complete and League and Premier Trophy double in 2005. [9] The following season in 2006, he suffered several injuries but was captain of the 2007 side that won the Premier League title. [10] Neath continued to captain the Rockets for several years. [11]

In 2008, having been a ten-year asset of the Wolverhampton Wolves Neath was awarded a testimonial meeting held at the Rye House Speedway, where he finished in third place behind Fredrik Lindgren and Tai Woffinden. He represented Great Britain racing at Under-19, Under-21 and senior level.

An injury in the opening match of the 2012 season saw him out of speedway for the rest of the season and he subsequently retired. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN   0-948882-81-6
  2. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Neath relishes Hayley return". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "1998 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN   978-0-7524-2955-7.
  7. ↑ "2001". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "2003 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Chris Neath". WWOS backup. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rockets captain Chris Neath focuses on league". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Chris Neath update". Rye House Speedway. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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