Luke Becker
.jpg) Becker in 2013 | |
| Born | 11 February 1999 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 |
| Sweden | |
| 2021–2022 | Dackarna |
| 2022 | Piraterna |
| 2023 | Rospiggarna |
| 2024 | Västervik |
| Denmark | |
| 2019, 2023–2024 | Esbjerg |
| Team honours | |
| 2023 | Danish League |
Luke Becker (born 11 February 1999) is a motorcycle speedway rider from the United States.[1]
Career
[edit]Becker began his British career riding for Wolverhampton Wolves in 2019.[2] Unable to ride during 2020 because of Covid-19 cancelled season, he continued to ride for Wolverhampton during the SGB Premiership 2021.[3][4]
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]
International
[edit]Becker made his international debut for the United States in the 2019 Speedway of Nations, scoring 11 points. He also represented the United States in 2021 and 2022.
Major results
[edit]World individual Championship
[edit]- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - =24th
World Team Championships
[edit]- 2019 Speedway of Nations - =10th
- 2021 Speedway of Nations - =8th
- 2022 Speedway of Nations - =10th
References
[edit]- ^ "Luke Becker". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Luke Becker". Speedway Bikes .com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "2021 WOLVERHAMPTON WOLVES". Wolverhampton Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Wolverhampton's Luke Becker backed to make his mark". Shropshire Star. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Easy Choice for Becker". British Speedway. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "BECKER BLOW FOR WOLVES". British Speedway. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Becker leads Vikings' Danish title charge". FIM. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Luke Becker 'praying' for Wolves return in 12 months time". Express and Star. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Lions name final two". British Speedway. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.