Daniel Bewley (born 10 May 1999) is a British international speedway rider.

Career

Bewley started riding for the Belle Vue Colts and as a reserve for the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2017. In 2017, he won the

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before being promoted to the senior side (

Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway club, based in Manchester. The club hold the record of having won the top tier League championship 13 times. They currently compete in the SGB Premiership, racing at The National Speedway Stadium, with ...

) in 2017. The same year he won the 2017 Conference League Riders' Championship. In 2018, he finished runner-up to Robert Lambert in the

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, won the British Under-19 Final and claimed a third place in the second round of the World Under 21 Championship series in Poland. In 2020, Bewley won the

British Speedway Under 21 Championship The British Speedway Under-21 Championship (also known as the British Junior Speedway Championship) is an annual speedway competition open to riders of British nationality aged at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under twenty-on ...

and became a member of the British Speedway team. In 2021, he finished runner-up again in the 2021 British Speedway Championship. In 2021, he became a world champion after Great Britain secured the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the world team title). In August 2022, Bewley won back-to-back SGPs in Cardiff 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. Bewley ended the 2022 season with a sixth place finish during the 2022

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, after securing 102 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. The top six place finish automatically qualified him for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix. He helped

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win the

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during the 2022 campaign. In 2023, he returned to ride for Belle Vue for the SGB Premiership 2023.

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bewley, Dan 1999 births Living people British speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Belle Vue Colts riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Glasgow Tigers riders Workington Comets riders British Speedway Championship winners