Dan Bewley
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| Born | 20 May 1999 Maryport, Cumbria, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Current club information | |
| Polish league | Sparta Wroclaw |
| Swedish league | Eskilstuna Smederna |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2016 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| 2017 | Glasgow Tigers |
| 2017–2019, 2021 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 2018 | Workington Comets |
| Individual honours | |
| 2017 | National League Riders' Champion |
| 2020 | British Under-21 Champion |
| 2022 | British Champion |
| 2022 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| Team honours | |
| 2021 | World team champion |
Daniel Bewley (born 10 May 1999) is a British international speedway rider. He currently rides in Poland and Sweden and rode for the Belle Vue Aces in the SGB Premiership until the end of the 2021 season.[1][2]
Career
Bewley started riding for the Belle Vue Colts and as a reserve for the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2017.[3] In 2017, he won the National League Riders' Championship before being promoted to the senior side (Belle Vue Aces) in 2017.[4] The same year he won the 2017 Conference League Riders' Championship.[5]
In 2018, he finished runner-up to Robert Lambert in the British Speedway Championship, won the British Under-19 Final and claimed a third place in the second round of the World Under 21 Championship series in Poland.[4]
In 2020, Bewley won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship and became a member of the British Speedway team.[4] In 2021, he finished runner-up again in the 2021 British Speedway Championship.[6][7]
In 2021, he became a world champion after Great Britain secured the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the world team title).[8]
In August 2022, Bewley won back-to-back SGPs in Cardiff[9] and Wroclaw. In September 2022, he became the British champion after winning the 2022 British Speedway Championship with a 15 point maximum from his five rides.[10] Bewley ended the 2022 season with a sixth place finish during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 102 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. The top six place finish automatically qualified him for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[11]
Major results
World individual Championship
- 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 6th including British & Polish Grand Prix wins
World team Championships
- 2020 Speedway of Nations - 6th
- 2021 Speedway of Nations - Winner
- 2022 Speedway of Nations - runner up
References
- ^ "Meet the Aces". Belle Vue Aces. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Dan Bewley". GB Speedway Team. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Monarchs have hit jackpot with teenage sensation Dan Bewley". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Dan Bewley". GB Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "BEWLEY WINS NLRC". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "British final". Speedway Great Britain. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Speedway: Great Britain claim first world title since 1989 with win over Poland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Speedway Grand Prix 2022: Dan Bewley produces historic victory despite tough track conditions in Cardiff". 13 August 2022.
- ^ "BEWLEY CROWNED CHAMPION". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 4 October 2022.