Paul Bentley (speedway rider)

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Paul Bentley
Born18 January 1968 (1968-01-18) (age 55)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1987, 1997 Newcastle Diamonds
1988–1991, 1994 Middlesbrough Bears
1992, 1995–1996 Coventry Bees
1993 Bradford Dukes
1998, 2001 Hull Vikings
1999, 2004–2005 Glasgow Tigers
2000, 2002–2003 Berwick Bandits
Individual honours
1994 Second Division Riders' Champion
Team honours
2002 Premier League Four-Team Championship

Paul Bentley (born 18 January 1968) is a former speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Bentley rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1987 to 2005, riding for various clubs. [4]

In 1994, he won the British League Division Two Riders Championship, held on 17 September at Brandon Stadium. [5] [1] [6]

In 2002, he was part of the Berwick four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 July 2002, at Brandon Stadium. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bentley rewarded with a testimonial". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rickardsson does Sweden proud" . Birmingham Daily Post. 19 September 1994. Retrieved 22 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "2002 Premier League Four-Team Championship". You Tube. Retrieved 7 July 2023.


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