Vesa Ylinen (born 23 July 1965) is a Finnish former

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider.

Career

In 1991, Ylinen became the national champion of Finland after winning the

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and the following year he successfully defended his title by winning it again. He came to the attention of the Edinburgh Monarchs who signed him for the

1993 British League season The 1993 British League season was the 59th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 29th known as the British League. Summary Belle Vue Aces won their first title since 1982. The Manchester team relied on a group ...

, where he would stay for two seasons. A third and fourth Finnish national title was secured in 1995 and 1996 respectively and he would return to the Edinburgh club in 1996, when they were called the Scottish Monarchs. He won a fifth and final national title in 1998 and then returned to his native Finland to complete his career with Kotkat Seinajoki.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ylinen, Vesa Living people 1965 births Finnish speedway riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Expatriate speedway riders in Scotland Sportspeople from Seinäjoki