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Lee Stewart Richardson (25 April 1979 – 13 May 2012) was a British international motorcycle speedway rider.

Career

Richardson made his British debut for the Reading Racers in 1995.

Richardson represented Great Britain at senior and under-21 level and featured in several World Cup tournaments. Richardson was World Under 21 champion in 1999.

In October 2002, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2003 Grand Prix. He won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at Brandon Stadium on 18 October 2003.

He was also a fully fledged Grand Prix rider for four seasons from 2003 until 2006. Richardson joined the Lakeside Hammers for the 2009 season.

Death

On 13 May 2012, Richardson died of internal bleeding in a Wrocław hospital following a collision with a safety fence during a Polish League match.

Family

Richardson's mother Julie was a presenter for ScreenSport Television. His father Colin is a former rider. His uncle Steve Weatherley, another rider, was paralysed in a crash with Vic Harding whilst racing in a meeting at the Hackney Wick Stadium (Harding later died in hospital).

Speedway Grand Prix results

See also

• Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway

References

1. Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
2. "Lee Stewart Richardson Wielka Brytania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
4. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
5. "Lee grabs junior title". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 August 1999. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 528. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
7. "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
8. "Richardson claims ELRC". Crash.net. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
9. Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
10. "British speedway star dies after crash in Poland". Eurosport. 13 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
11. "Speedway rider Lee Richardson dies in crash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

• 1979 births
• 2012 deaths
• British speedway riders
• Sportspeople from Hastings
• Coventry Bees riders
• Poole Pirates riders
• Reading Racers riders
• Swindon Robins riders
• Lakeside Hammers riders
• Eastbourne Eagles riders
• Motorcycle racers who died while racing
• Sport deaths in Poland
• Filmed deaths in motorsport