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, Austria) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Austria. He is an eight times champion of Austria.
Career
He rode in the United Kingdom for the
Berwick Bandits
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in the
Premier League
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. He also rode for the
Swindon Robins
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Theo Pijper
Theo Pijper (born 11 February 1980) is a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider.
Career
Born in Dokkum, Netherlands, Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five. He was a successful long track rider before starting his speedway career. He made his ...
. He made a memorable debut for Swindon against the
Eastbourne Eagles
The Eastbourne Eagles were a British speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England, that raced in the SGB Championship.
History
Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in 1929. During their first league season th ...
, where he scored 8 points and beat Grand Prix star
Scott Nicholls
Scott Karl Nicholls (born 16 May 1978) is a British speedway rider, who has won the British Championship seven times,Austrian National Championship eight times (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) and represented Austria in the 2004
Speedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was held in 2001 and replaced the old World Team Cup which ran from 1960 until 2000. The last ed ...
Speedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was held in 2001 and replaced the old World Team Cup which ran from 1960 until 2000. The last ed ...
2008
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- not rode in Semi-Final 1
* European Pairs Championship:
**'' 2004 - 4th place in Semi-Final 1 (6 points)''
** 2007 - 6th place (12 points)
* European Club Champions' Cup:
** 2004 - 5th place (1 point)
**'' 2007 - 2nd place in Semi-Final 1 (18 points)''
*Hungarian Championship
**2001 - 14th place (5 points)
**2003 - 14th place (16 points)
**2004 - 5th place (57 points)
**2005 - 18th place (6 points)
**2011 - 8th place (14 points)
See also
*
Austria national speedway team
The Austria national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway.
History
The Austrian speedway team competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960, finishing third in the central Euro ...