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Anders Rowe

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Anders Rowe
Born (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22)
Weymouth, Dorset, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
Great Britain
2018–2019Kent Kings
2019–2020Somerset Rebels
2021–2022Ipswich Witches
2021Redcar Bears
2022Leicester Lions
2022Scunthorpe Scorpions
2023Poole Pirates
2023–2024King's Lynn Stars
Poland
2020Rawicz
2022Gorzów
2023Rzeszów
Individual honours
2019National League Riders' Champion

Anders James Rowe (born 9 May 2002) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2]

Career

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Rowe started riding speedway when a pupil at the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy.[3] He first rode for the Kent Kings during the 2018 National League speedway season and helped them win the National Trophy and Pairs Championship.[4] He then joined Somerset Rebels for the SGB Championship 2019. The same year he won the 2019 National League Riders' Championship.[5]

Anders Rowe, riding for Swindon Robins 2018

In 2021, he moved up to the SGB Premiership and started riding for Ipswich Witches, as well as riding in the lower division for Redcar Bears.[4][6] In 2022, he stayed with the Ipswich Witches in the SGB Premiership 2022 and joined Leicester Lions in the SGB Championship 2022.[7] Later that season he switched from Leicester to Scunthorpe Scorpions.[8]

In 2023, Rowe rode for Poole Pirates in Great Britain, and Rzeszów in Poland.[9] He also made it into the King's Lynn Stars team in the Premiership as their rising star,[10] a position he retained for the 2024 season.[11][12]

Major results

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World individual Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Rowe, Anders". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Swindon starlet Anders Rowe bags National League ride - at the age of 14". Wilts and Gloucester Standard. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "ANDERS ROWE". Ipswich Witches. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ "ROWE TAKES NLRC TITLE". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Talented teenager Rowe a major coup for the Bears". Redcar Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Rowe joins Scorpions". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Pirates move for Rowe". British Speedway. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Former Poole Pirate Anders Rowe to ride for King's Lynn in 2024". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Double signing for Stars". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  12. ^ "King's Lynn rider relishing the prospect of racing on his favourite track". Lynn News. Retrieved 5 October 2024.