Dimitri Bergé (born 5 February 1996) is a French

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rider.

Career

International

Bergés' major honours include the 2009 125cc Grasstrack and the World 250cc Longtrack Champion 2012. He was World Under-21 finalist in 2016 and 2017 and represented France in the

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. As well as Speedway he is an accomplished Long Track rider and won a

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in the 2015 Individual Long Track World Championship. He won the first round in Herxheim, Germany and finished runner-up overall in the

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. He was also a member of the France team who won the Team Long Track World Championship for the first time in front of their ecstatic fans in Morizes on 1 September 2018 scoring 22 of France's 54 points winning total. Dimitri has also represented his native France in the Speedway of Nations.

Domestic

He rode for the

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having joined them in 2018. He signed for

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for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

Family

His father Philippe Bergé was also an international speedway rider.

Major results

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Best Grand-Prix results

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First 2016, 2018. * Morizes First 2016, 2019, Third 2015. *

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Second 2019, Third 2018. * Herxheim Second 2015, 2018, Third 2019, . *

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Second 2018, 2019.

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* 2018 Morizes (Champion) 54pts (rode with

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) * 2019

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(Champion) 64pts (rode with

)

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* 2018 Tayac (Champion) 19pts

Speedway of Nations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergé, Dimitri French speedway riders 1996 births Living people Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders People from Marmande Sportspeople from Lot-et-Garonne