Adam Matthew Shields (born 8 February 1977 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales,[1] is an Australian former international motorcycle speedway rider, who has ridden for multiple teams in the British speedway.[1][2]

Speedway career

He first rode in the United Kingdom for Premier League team the Isle of Wight Islanders in 2000,[3] before stepping up to the Elite League for Eastbourne Eagles and then the Lakeside Hammers in 2007. He missed the end of the 2008 season due a number of injuries sustained during a race.[4][5]

Adam has appeared in the Speedway World Cup for Australia and he won the Australian Under-21 Speedway Championship in 1997.

In 2002, he won the Premier League Riders Championship, during the 2002 Premier League speedway season.[6][5] He also won the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Danny Bird for the Isle of Wight.[7]

On 5 May 2012, Shields announced his retirement from the sport, citing personal reasons,[8] but returned in 2013 with Eastbourne for one final season.

References

  1. ^ a b "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "A struggle, but it's all Wight on the night". Berwick Advertiser. 27 July 2000. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Hammers rocked by Shields injury
  5. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ^ "2002 speedway season". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ "2002 Premier League Pairs at Workington". YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Shields quits". Sky Sports. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Shields
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