Joseph Thompson (born 22 April 2004) known as Joe Thompson is a speedway rider from England.

Speedway career

Thompson began his speedway career riding for the

Leicester Lion Cubs Leicester Lion Cubs are a speedway team that was formed in November 2018 to race in the National League at the Beaumont Park Stadium in Leicester. This team is the second and junior Leicester Lions speedway team racing at this venue. History The ...

during the

2019 National Development League speedway season The National League speedway 2019 now known as the National Development League for the 2019 season was the third tier/division of British speedway. There were several team changes for the 2019 league season with reigning league champions and KO cu ...

. In 2021, he broke into the Leicester Lions senior team for the SGB Championship 2021. In 2022, he continued to represent Leicester but made his debut for Wolverhampton Wolves (in the highest league in Britain) during the

SGB Premiership 2022 The 2022 SGB Premiership was the 87th season of the top tier of British Speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Premiership. Sheffield Tigers topped the regular season table and met Belle Vue Aces in the play off final but Belle Vue ran out the winn ...

season. He helped Leicester dominate the season by winning the league, successfully defending their

National League Knockout Cup The National League Knockout Cup is a speedway third tier Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom. The competition was previously known as the Academy League Knockout Cup (1995) and the Conference League Knockout Cup (1996-2008) until it ...

title (from 2019) and winning the Pairs Championship, partnered by his brother Dan. In 2023, he signed for Scunthorpe Scorpions for the

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following Leicester's move to the Premiership and re-signed for Leicester Lion Cubs for the

2023 National Development League speedway season The 2023 National Development League is the third division/tier of British speedway for the 2023 season. It is a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Leicester Li ...

Family

His twin brother Dan Thompson also rides for Leicester Lions.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Joe Living people 2004 births British speedway riders Leicester Lions riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders Sportspeople from Nuneaton