Frederik Rudolph Muts (born 10 April 1956) is a former

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rider from the Netherlands.

Career

Muts came to prominence after reaching the final of the

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. Muts made his British leagues debut in 1977, when he joined

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for the 1977 British League season. In 1978, he continued to ride for Wimbledon and improved his average considerably. The following season in 1979, he spent another season with the London club during the

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and became the champion of the Netherlands, when winning the national individual title. He had two more seasons with Wimbledon (1980 and 1981) but his average dropped off. He represented the Netherlands national team for six editions of the

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from 1977 to 1982. He also rode for the Netherlands in the

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and would ride for them 18 times in total.

References

Living people 1956 births Dutch speedway riders Wimbledon Dons riders {{Speedway-stub