Richie Worrall (born 23 September 1991) is an English

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rider who in 2012 reached the final of the World Under-21 Championship.

Biography

Worrall was born in St. Helens,

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, the slightly elder of twins, the other being

Steve Worrall Steven "Steve" Worrall (born 23 September 1991) is a British speedway rider. Career Born in St Helens, the twin brother of Richie Worrall, Steve competed in motocross before taking up speedway in 2009 and had his first competitive season in 2 ...

, also now a speedway rider.Rider Index
, speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2012-06-10 Initially a

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rider, he made his league debut in speedway in 2010 with

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 ...

in the

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. For 2011, he was signed by

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Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Diamonds were a motorcycle speedway team that raced in the SGB Championship, every Sunday night during the season (March–October) from their home at the Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Stadium, previously known as Broug ...

, with whom he won the Premier Shield, also continuing to ride in the National League with Sheffield/Scunthorpe, for whom he

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7.75 over a season in which the team won the league. He stayed with Newcastle in 2012, when he was joined by his brother, and also rode in the National League for

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. History H ...

and in the Elite League with

Lakeside Hammers The Lakeside Hammers were a speedway team who most recently raced in the SGB Championship in 2018. They were founded (as the Arena-Essex Hammers) by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe. The team were nicknamed the Hamme ...

.Stoke Potters sign Richie Worrall
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, 28 November 2011, retrieved 2012-06-10Newcastle Diamonds sign Kyle Newman and Richie Worrall
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, 4 December 2010, retrieved 2012-06-10Worrall clinches final spot
,

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, 3 June 2012, retrieved 2012-06-10 In June 2012 he qualified for the World Under-21 Final, the first British rider to do so for three years. At the end of the month, however, a double break to his leg sustained in a crash at Workington ended his season. Worrall spent the 2016 season with both the Glasgow Tigers and Belle Vue Aces. With Glasgow, Richie started the season fourth in the Glasgow team averages on a 6.84 Avg. Richie was a strong, consistent scorer for Glasgow both home and away, and finished the season in the number one race jacket. He led Glasgow to victory in the Premier League KO CUP final against Newcastle in October 2016. With the Aces in 2016 Richie helped his team get to the Elite League final, and most notably won a race against former World Champion Tai Woffinden, very impressive for the Aces reserve. For the 2017 Season, Richie has only signed for the Glasgow Tigers, after promotion at Belle Vue decided that he wasn't going to be in their 2017 team-building plans. Richie rode for the Poole Pirates in the

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and the Leicester Lions in the

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. After a cancelled 2020 British season he signed for the

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in the

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and the Edinburgh Monarchs in the

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. In 2022, he rode for the

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in the

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and for the

Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. The club returned to speedway for the 2011 Premier League season, moving up to the Elite League ...

in the

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. In 2023, he signed for

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for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Worrall, Richie 1991 births Living people British speedway riders English motorcycle racers Belle Vue Aces riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Ipswich Witches riders King's Lynn Stars riders Lakeside Hammers riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Plymouth Gladiators speedway riders Stoke Potters riders