The 2001 Elite League speedway season was the 67th season of top division of

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in the

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and in 2001 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the

British Speedway Promoters' Association The British Speedway Promoters Limited (BSPL) organises the domestic motorcycle speedway competitions in the United Kingdom. They are also responsible for the promotion and running of the FIM meetings staged in Britain. Each club has a promote ...

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BSPA The British Speedway Promoters Limited (BSPL) organises the domestic motorcycle speedway competitions in the United Kingdom. They are also responsible for the promotion and running of the FIM meetings staged in Britain. Each club has a promote ...

Season summary

In 2001, the league consisted of nine teams and operated on a standard format without play-offs.

Oxford Cheetahs The Oxford Cheetahs are a British speedway teamLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964, 1985, 1986, 1989 and ...

won their first title since 1989.

Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams (born 28 April 1971 in Mildura, Victoria)Oakes, P.(2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion. He also w ...

was brought in from King's Lynn to lead the team that retained fellow Australian riders

Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire (born 26 September 1968 in Bankstown, New South Wales) is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Champ ...

and

Steve Johnston Steven Paul Johnston (born 12 October 1971) is former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. Career Born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Johnston signed for the Sheffield Tigers for the 1992 British League Division Two se ...

, Czech brothers

Lukáš Dryml Lukáš Dryml (born 16 April 1981 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is an international speedway rider who represented the Czech Republic speedway team in the Speedway World Cup. He is a former World U-21 and European U-19 Champion. His father Ale� ...

and Aleš Dryml Jr. and Dane

Brian Andersen Brian Andersen (born 13 March 1971) is a Danish former international motorcycle speedway rider. Career Andersen reached the final of the Under-21 World Championship in 1990 and then won the event the following year to become the 1991 Junior ...

. In a closely fought three way title battle they claimed the crown ahead of Poole and Coventry. Poole were led by three times World Champion

Tony Rickardsson Tony Rickardsson (born on 17 August 1970) is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1989 to 2006. Rickardsson is notable for winning six Speedway World Championship titles in 1 ...

who would claim his fourth

Speedway World Championship The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official championsh ...

during the season.

Jason Crump Jason Philip Crump (born 6 August 1975) is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion. In a 21-year career in Speedway, Jason Cr ...

was runner-up in the World Championship and topped the league averages for King's Lynn.

Final table

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Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2001 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 63rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

Peterborough Panthers The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England. They are three times champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest level league in 1999, 2006 and 2021. History 1970–1994 The Panthers inaugural sea ...

were the winners of the competition. First round Second round Semi-finals Final First leg Second leg Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 93-87.

Leading final averages

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue * 8.00 * 7.78 * 6.74 * 6.33 * 6.14 * 5.81 * 4.74 * 4.21 * 4.13 * 4.00 * 3.79 * 3.65 Coventry * 9.26 * 9.05 * 7.90 * 7.44 * 5.39 * 5.17 * 2.88 Eastbourne * 8.16 * 7.60 * 6.80 * 6.70 * 6.46 * 6.07 * 6.00 * 5.42 * 5.39 * 5.06 Ipswich * 10.11 * 8.06 * 7.79 * 7.35 * 6.35 * 2.66 * 2.08 King's Lynn * 10.39 * 9.01 * 8.75 * 6.76 * 6.64 * 5.20 * 4.71 * 4.00 * 2.08 * 1.83 Oxford * 10.08 * 7.16 * 6.99 * 6.75 * 6.47 * 6.12 * 2.73 Peterborough * 9.52 * 8.37 * 7.31 * 6.59 * 6.18 * 5.86 * 5.66 * 5.23 * 0.38 Poole * 9.66 * 8.34 * 8.16 * 6.73 * 6.53 * 6.51 * 5.86 * 4.87 Wolverhampton * 9.00 * 7.34 * 7.33 * 5.71 * 5.62 * 4.70 * 2.76 * 1.69

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