James Sarjeant (born 16 November 1993) is a former
speedway
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rider from England.
Career
Sarjeant took up speedway at the age of nine on 80cc bikes, progressing to 500cc bikes by the age of eleven, and was the
Sheffield Tigers
The Sheffield 'Tru Plant' Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British SGB Premiership, and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium. The Tigers traditionally hold their race n ...
mascot as a child.Rider Index , speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 10 August 2013 , Thisisstaffordhsire.co.uk, 24 February 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2013 He signed as a
Coventry Bees
Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England.
History
A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Southern ...
asset in 2009 and the same season made his
National League
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debut for
Scunthorpe Saints
The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. They have raced at various times since 1972, at three different venues.
History
1972–1978
The original Scunthorpe side were known as Scunthorpe Saints from 1972 ...
. He signed for
Dudley Heathens
Cradley Heathens was a motorcycle speedway team from Dudley, England. The team was founded in 1947 and competed at the top level of British speedway until its closure in 1995. It was revived as Dudley Heathens in 2010, competing in the National L ...
in 2010, but lost his place mid-season to Micky Dyer; He subsequently joined Bournemouth Buccaneers but injury restricted him to four appearances for the team. In 2011 he joined
Stoke Potters
The Stoke Potters previously the Hanley Potters were a British speedway team competing in the National League. As Stoke, the team raced at Loomer Road Stadium in Newcastle-under-Lyme. As Hanley Potters they raced from 1929 to 1963.
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and by the end of the season his Greensheet Average had risen to 6.30. He made his debut for the Great Britain Under-21 side that year against the United States. He rode for
Rye House Raiders
The Rye House Rockets were a speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in various British speedway leagues from 1954 to 2018.
History
Rye House began life in 1934 hosting open meetings. Whilst at Hackney in 1 ...
in 2012, finishing the season as the team's second highest averaged rider (behind
Jason Garrity
Jason Garrity (born 9 November 1993) is an English motorcycle speedway rider who won the British Under-19 Championship and the National League Riders Championship in 2011.
Biography
Born in Longsight but now living in Droylsden, Greater Manch ...
) on 7.87. In 2013 he signed for his parent club's National League team,
Coventry Storm
Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon
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, and after impressing in guest rides for several teams at
Premier League
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level was signed by
Leicester Lions
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in July, replacing his Storm team mate
Robert Branford
Robert Peter Branford (born 23 November 1993) is an Australian speedway rider.
Career
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he is the son of former Australian rider Darrell Branford.Elite League
Coventry Bees
Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England.
History
A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Southern ...
in the reserve draft for their 2014 team and continued with Coventry Storm as team captain in the National League.
Sarjeant won the
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in January 2015.
In 2021, he rode for
Redcar Bears
The Redcar Bears are a British speedway team who currently compete in the SGB Championship (middle tier of the British speedway leagues). Their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship KO Cup win in 2019 against rivals Newcastle Diamo ...
in the
SGB Championship 2021
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Changes from the last edition of the Championship (held in 2019) were the addition of three teams and the loss of t ...
and in 2022, he rode for the
Edinburgh Monarchs
The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the SGB Championship, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a board of directors, chaired by Alex Harkess. The cl ...
in the
SGB Championship 2022
The 2022 SGB Championship season is the 75th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Championship.
Summary
Eleven clubs competed in the Championship in 2022, with Oxford returning to the sport after a 15 year ab ...
. He announced his retirement after the 2022 season saying "it was time to go" after a run of injuries.