Mathieu "Mat" Trésarrieu (born 2 March 1986) is a French

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 clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

rider who competes in Speedway, Longtrack and

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. He is a two times World Longtrack Champion and is a three-time speedway champion of France. He earned 2 caps for the

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Biography

Trésarrieu was born in

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

in 1986, and took up speedway at the age of twelve.2011 Rider Index
, speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-11-26Mathieu Trésarrieu
, peterboroughpanthers.co, retrieved 2011-11-26 His two older brothers

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and Sebastien are also speedway riders. He won the French national championship for the first time in 2002. Between 2002 and 2003 he rode for the

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in seven matches, but only got a regular league place in 2005 when he rode in forty matches for

Reading Racers Reading Racers were a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history. The club closed in October 2008 after the lease on Smallmead Stadium was sold and the site was demolished. His ...

at an average score of 5.6. In 2006, he was named as number 8 for

Oxford Cheetahs The Oxford Cheetahs are a British Motorcycle speedway, speedway teamLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964 Speed ...

but moved on to

Redcar Bears The Redcar Bears are a British motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Championship (second tier of the British speedway leagues). The club was founded in 2006 and their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship Knockout Cup wi ...

, where he stayed for two seasons, averaging over seven in each. He won the French title for a second time in 2007, and (after missing the 2008 season through injury) for a third time in 2009. He also finished third in the

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in 2007. He returned to British speedway in 2010 in the Elite League with

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, but failed to get a starting place at the start of the 2011 season. An injury to

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gave him an opportunity with

Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. and again from 2011. The team race at the Beaumont Park Stadium (or Hydroscand Arena for sponsorsh ...

, and later in 2011 he signed for

Ipswich Witches The Ipswich Witches are a British motorcycle speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. They compete in the British SGB Premiership. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30 ...

to replace the injured

Chris Schramm Christopher Paul Schramm (born 30 May 1984) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Speedway career Schramm began his career riding for the Peterborough Pumas in the 2000 Speedway Conference League. The following season he finishe ...

, riding as part of the team that won the

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at Leicester.Hemsley hails Mathieu Tresarrieu impact at Leicester
,

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, 18 May 2011, retrieved 2011-11-26Speedway: Ipswich Witches make Mathieu Tresarrieu signing
,

, 27 June 2011, retrieved 2011-11-26 Mat re-joined Ipswich in 2012, electing to focus on speedway, rather than grass and long track racing. In 2018, he was part of the French team, along with

Dimitri Bergé Dimitri Bergé (born 5 February 1996) is a motorcycle speedway rider from France. Career Bergés' major honours include the 2009 125cc Grasstrack and the World 250cc Longtrack Champion 2012. He was a World Under-21 finalist in 2016 and 20 ...

Stéphane Trésarrieu Stéphane Trésarrieu (born 27 February 1975) is a former motorcycle racer from France, who competed in Grasstrack, Longtrack and motorcycle speedway. He is a three times speedway champion of France and eight times grasstrack champion of France ...

and

David Bellego David Bellego (born 15 May 1993 in Marmande) is a French motorcycle speedway rider, who competes in Grasstrack, Longtrack and Speedway. He is four times champion of France. Speedway career International He was part of the French team that wo ...

, that won the

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. The following season, in 2019, he was part of the French team again, along with Bergé and Bellego, that won the

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. In 2022, he won his second individual World Longtrack title, finishing 28 points clear of

Zach Wajtknecht Zach Wajtknecht (born 8 February 1998) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Great Britain. Career At an early age Wajtknecht became a double World Champion, twice triumphing in the FIM 125cc Grasstrack Youth Gold Trophy. He followed up these ...

in the

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. Additionally in 2022, he was part of the French team, along with Stéphane Trésarrieu and

Mathias Trésarrieu Mathias Trésarrieu (born 7 December 2002) is an international motorcycle speedway rider from France. Career Trésarrieu rode in the 2019 Team Speedway Junior European Championship final. He came to prominence in 2022, when he won the bronze ...

, that won the bronze medal at the

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. In 2023, he was part of the French team that competed at the

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in Poland.

World Longtrack Championship

Grand-Prix Series

Best results *

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Third 2016 * Herxheim First 2019, Second 2014, 2017 *

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First 2007, 2018 *

Marmande Marmande (; in Occitan language, Occitan, ''Marmanda'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Lot-et-Garonne ''Departments of France, département'' in south-western France. Geography Marmande is located 35 km north-west of Agen, on the ...

First 2007, Third 2011 * Morizes Second 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 *

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Third 2017, 2018, 2019 *

Vechta Vechta (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Vechte'') is the capital and largest city of the Vechta (district), Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta. It is known for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which takes place every ...

Second 2009, 2010 * St. Macaire Third 2006 *

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Second 2018 *

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Second 2018

European Grasstrack Championship

Finals * 2003

(NSR) * 2004

(18th) 6pts * 2006

(NS) * 2007

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(NS) * 2013

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(10th) 12pts * 2014 St. Macaire (5th) 17pts * 2016

(Second) 19pts * 2017 Hertingen (16th) 3pts * 2018 Tayac (5th) 16pts * 2019

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(10th) 12pts * 2020 Tayac (First) 19pts

References

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