Connor Coles (born 7 September 1994) is a

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

rider from England.

Speedway career

Coles began his speedway career riding for Rye House Raiders during the 2012 National League speedway season and then moved to

Kent Kings The Kent Eagles (formerly the Kent Kings and Kent Royals) are a British motorcycle speedway team formed in 2013. They currently race in the 2025 National Trophy, based at the Iwade Speedway. History Origins & 2010s Kent Kings joined th ...

for the 2013 National League speedway season. He then spent three seasons with the Mildenhall Fen Tigers, in which time he helped the team win the National Trophy. It was in 2017 that Coles moved up to the SGB Championship and rode for Newcastle Diamonds for the SGB Championship 2017 season. He also appeared for Eastbourne and the Isle of Wight in the third division. Following a season with Buxton he joined Edinburgh in the SGB Championship 2019 and

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in the NDL. He was part of the Stoke team that won the NDL Fours, held on 13 July 2019 at

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and was due to ride for the Isle of Wight in 2020. In 2021, he rode for the Belle Vue Colts. In 2022, he rode for the

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and

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in the SGB Championship 2022 and Leicester Lion Cubs during the

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. As part of the Leicester team he helped them dominate the season by winning the league and KO Cup double. In 2023, he signed for Berwick Bandits for the SGB Premiership 2023 and their junior side the Bullets. He was voted Rider of the Year for both the Bandits and the Bullets.< He re-signed for Edinburgh for the 2024 season, riding for both the senior and junior team.

Personal life

Coles is a third generation rider, with his father Michael Coles and grandfather Bob Coles both being former professional riders and riding for the England national speedway team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coles, Connor Living people 1994 births British speedway riders Belle Vue Colts riders Berwick Bandits riders Buxton Hitmen riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Isle of Wight Islanders riders Kent Kings riders Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Plymouth Gladiators riders Scunthorpe Scorpions riders Stoke Potters riders Sportspeople from Exeter