Paul Clews

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Paul Clews
Born (1979-07-19) 19 July 1979 (age 45)
Coventry, England
NicknameClewsy
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1995-1997 Coventry Bees
1996 Oxford Cheetahs
1996, 1998 Peterborough Panthers
1997 Isle of Wight Islanders
1998-2003 Reading Racers
2004-2006 Stoke Potters
2007 Newcastle Diamonds
2008 Newport Wasps
2008-2011 Berwick Bandits
Team honours
1998 Premier League Champion
1998 Premier League KO Cup Winner
1997 Premier Conference Champion

Paul Gordon Clews (born 19 July 1979 in Coventry, England) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [2]

Career

Clews has ridden for Great Britain at Under-21 level. He won the Premier League and KO Cup with the Reading Racers in 1998. [3]

He started the 2008 season with the Newport Wasps in the Premier League. [4] However, after the death of Newport promoter Tim Stone the club closed down which Clews became a free agent and so signed for the Berwick Bandits. [5] He was the Berwick captain for the 2009 season. [6] [2] He retired from Speedway in 2011 after a final season with Berwick for the 2010 Premier League speedway season.

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References

  1. Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN   0-9552376-1-0.
  2. 1 2 "2009 Rider Index". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN   978-0-7524-4250-1.
  4. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. "Bandits snap up experienced Clews". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. "Clews made Berwick Bandits skipper". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 September 2024.