Benjamin Cook (born 27 October 1997) is a speedway rider from Australia.

Speedway career

Cook, placed fifth in the FIM Oceania Championship before signing for

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during the

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season. However the season was cancelled but he retained his place for the

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season, which resulted in a highly successful season for the Pirates as they won the

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and Knockout Cup double. In 2022, he rode for the Poole Pirates again in the

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. His form improved significantly and he was instrumental in helping Poole retain their League and knockout cup double crown. In 2023, he re-signed for Poole for the

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and signed for

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for the SGB Premiership 2023. In 2024, he was made club captain at Poole and following the demise of Peterborough joined the

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for their title winning 2024 Premiership season. He experienced double success by also winning the 2024 Championship league title and knockout cup with Poole. Cook signed for

King's Lynn Stars King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" was adopted from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 199 ...

for the

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Personal life

His brother is fellow professional rider Zach Cook.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Ben Living people 1997 births Australian speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders King's Lynn Stars riders Peterborough Panthers riders Poole Pirates riders Australian expatriate speedway riders in England Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian sportsmen