Joe Thompson (speedway rider)

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Joe Thompson
Born22 April 2004 (2004-04-22) (age 20)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2019–2024 Leicester
2022 Wolverhampton
2023 Ipswich
2023 Poole
2024–2025 Plymouth
Team honours
2019, 2022 tier 3 league champions
2019, 2022 tier 3 KO Cup winners
2022 tier 3 pairs winners

Joseph Thompson (born 22 April 2004) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2]

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Speedway career

Thompson began his speedway career riding for the Leicester Lion Cubs during the 2019 National Development League speedway season. [1] In 2021, he broke into the Leicester Lions senior team for the SGB Championship 2021. [3]

In 2022, he continued to represent Leicester but made his debut for Wolverhampton Wolves (in the highest league in Britain) during the SGB Premiership 2022 season. [2] [1] [4] He helped Leicester dominate the season by winning the league, successfully defending their National League Knockout Cup title (from 2019) and winning the Pairs Championship, partnered by his brother Dan. [5] [6]

In 2023, he signed for Scunthorpe Scorpions for the SGB Championship 2023 following Leicester's move to the Premiership [7] and re-signed for Leicester Lion Cubs for the 2023 National Development League speedway season. [8] Following the injury sustained by Jack Thomas, Thompson was brought into the Ipswich Premiership team as their rising star [9] but he was released by Scunthorpe following problems over the team averages before being drafted into the Poole Pirates team. [10]

In 2024, he signed for Leicester again (this time in the Premiership and NDL) for the 2024 season [11] and joined the Plymouth Gladiators for the 2024 Championship season. [12] Thompson lost his place to Sam Hagon as the rising star for Leicester in the Premiership. [13]

Family

His twin brother Dan Thompson also rides for Leicester Lion Cubs. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Thompson, Joe". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Joe Thompson takes back-up role for Wolves in 2022". Express and Star. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "LIONS CUBS WIN KO CUP". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lion Cubs crowned champions". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Scorpions move for Thompson". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lion Cubs complete". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Witches bring in Thompson". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Adam Roynon replaced at Poole Pirates by Joe Thompson". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Lions Name Reserve Duo". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Covatti in to complete Gladiators". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Lions move for Hagon". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "An all but ordinary life for Dan and Joe Thompson who spilt their time between school and Speedway". Leicestershire Press. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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