Max Clegg

Max Clegg
Born (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 27)
Brighouse, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2012, 2023Scunthorpe
2013–2016, 2019Dudley/Cradley
2014, 2022Leicester Lions
2015–2018Edinburgh Monarchs
2016–2017Wolverhampton Wolves
2017Buxton Hitmen
2018Rye House Rockets
2018Stoke Potters
2019–2021Newcastle Diamonds
Individual honours
2016British Under-19 Champion
2016National League Riders' Champion
Team honours
2013National League
2013National League Knockout Cup
2013National Shield
2014National League Fours

Max Clegg (born 11 April 1997) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

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.[2] He finished second in the British Under-15 500cc Championship in 2011, and made his National League debut in 2012 for Scunthorpe Saints.[3] 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.[3] He later became the captain of the Cradley team.[4] He was given a Premier League debut by Sheffield Tigers in the last meeting of their 2013 season.[2]

In 2013, he was included in the draft for Elite League reserve places, and was picked by Leicester Lions.[5] He made his Elite League debut on 29 March 2014 against Wolverhampton Wolves, still aged 16. He was part of the Cradley team that won the National League Fours, held on 26 October 2014 at Brandon Stadium.[6]

In December 2014, he signed again for Cradley Heathens for 2015, this time as the team's number one rider and captain.[7]

In 2016, he won both the British Under-19 Championship and the National League Riders' Championship.[8][9]

In 2022, he re-joined and rode for the Leicester Lions in the SGB Championship 2022.[10] In 2023, he signed for Scunthorpe but was later released.[11]

Clegg retired from speedway before the 2024 season.

References

  1. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Tigers Book Max", speedwaygb.co, 11 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014
  3. ^ a b "Speedway: Teenager Max Clegg relishing his Elite opportunity with Leicester Lions", Leicester Mercury, 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014
  4. ^ "Speedway: Max Clegg relishes Cradley Heathens captaincy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Exciting Challenge Ahead for Max", Soar Magazine, 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014
  6. ^ "2014 National League Fours" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Cradley's Captain Clegg", speedwaygb.co, 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014
  8. ^ "Results: Saturday September 17", speedwaygb.co, 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016
  9. ^ "CLEGG TAKES TITLE". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  11. ^ "SCORPIONS GO FOR KEMP". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 June 2023.