Luke Becker

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Luke Becker
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Becker in 2013
Born (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 26)
Brentwood, California, USA
Career history
Great Britain
2019–2023 Wolverhampton
2024–2025 Leicester
Poland
2018 Rzeszów
2019 Rawicz
2021–2022, 2024 Łódź
2023 Zielona Góra
2025 Ostrów
Sweden
2021–2022 Dackarna
2022 Piraterna
2023 Rospiggarna
2024 Västervik
2025 Indianerna
Denmark
2019, 2023–2025 Esbjerg
Team honours
2023 Danish League
2025 Premiership KO Cup

Luke Becker (born 11 February 1999) is a motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. [1]

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Career

Becker began his British career riding for Wolverhampton Wolves in 2019, [2] the same year that he made his international debut for the United States in the 2019 Speedway of Nations, scoring 11 points.

Unable to ride during 2020 because of Covid-19 cancelled season, he continued to ride for Wolverhampton during the SGB Premiership 2021. [3] [4] Becker represented the United States in 2021 and 2022.

In 2022, he rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2022. [5] After being named Wolves Rider of the Year he signed for the club for the 4th consecutive season, [6] competing in the SGB Premiership 2023. [7] However, he had a bad start to 2023 when breaking his leg in a crash in Slovakia before his Wolves season got underway. [8] His season got much better when he was instrumental in helping Esbjerg Vikings win the Danish League. [9]

Following the demise of Wolverhampton, [10] he joined the Midlands rivals Leicester Lions for the 2024 season. [11] In 2025, he helped Leicester defeat King's Lynn to win the Knockout Cup. [12]

Major results

World individual Championship

World Team Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Luke Becker". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Luke Becker". Speedway Bikes .com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 WOLVERHAMPTON WOLVES". Wolverhampton Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Wolverhampton's Luke Becker backed to make his mark". Shropshire Star. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Easy Choice for Becker". British Speedway. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "BECKER BLOW FOR WOLVES". British Speedway. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Becker leads Vikings' Danish title charge". FIM. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Luke Becker 'praying' for Wolves return in 12 months time". Express and Star. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Lions name final two". British Speedway. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lions are KO Cup Winners". Leicester Speedway. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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