Max Clegg

Max Clegg (born 11 April 1997) is a British speedway rider.

Max Clegg
Born (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997
Brighouse, England
NationalityBritish
Websitewww.maxclegg.com
Current club information
British leagueNewcastle Diamonds
Career history
2012Scunthorpe Saints (NL)
2013–2016, 2019Dudley/Cradley Heathens (NL)
2014Leicester Lions (EL)
2015–2018Edinburgh Monarchs (PL)
2016–2017Wolverhampton Wolves (EL)
2017Buxton Hitmen (NL)
2018Rye House Rockets (SGBP)
2018Stoke Potters (NL)
2019–Newcastle Diamonds (SGBC)
Individual honours
2016British Under-19 Champion
2016National League Riders Champion
Team honours
2013National League
2013National League Knock-out Cup
2013National Shield

Career

Born in Brighouse, Yorkshire, Clegg started racing in grasstrack at the age of seven, moving on to speedway in his teens and becoming team mascot for Sheffield Tigers.[1] He finished second in the British Under-15 500cc Championship in 2011, and made his National League debut in 2012 for Scunthorpe Saints.[2] In 2013 he moved to Dudley Heathens, and was part of the team that won the National League, National League Knock-out Cup, and National Shield titles.[2] He was given a Premier League debut by Sheffield Tigers in the last meeting of their 2013 season.[1]

In 2013 he was included in the draft for Elite League reserve places, and was picked by Leicester Lions.[3] He made his Elite League debut on 29 March 2014 against Wolverhampton Wolves, still aged 16.

In December 2014 he signed again for Cradley Heathens for 2015, this time as the team's number one rider and captain.[4]

In 2016 he won both the British Under-19 Championship and the National League Riders Championship.[5]

References
  1. "Tigers Book Max", speedwaygb.co, 11 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014
  2. "Speedway: Teenager Max Clegg relishing his Elite opportunity with Leicester Lions", Leicester Mercury, 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014
  3. "Exciting Challenge Ahead for Max", Soar Magazine, 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014
  4. "Cradley's Captain Clegg", speedwaygb.co, 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014
  5. "Results: Saturday September 17", speedwaygb.co, 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016


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