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Great Britain speedway team
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The Great Britain national speedway team (also known as Team GB) are one of the major teams in international speedway. They are managed by Jim Lynch, who was appointed team manager by the BSPA in March 2008 on a one year contract after former manager Neil Middleditch resigned from the job after 7 years in charge in February 2008.[1] The current captain is 4-time British Champion Scott Nicholls.
Speedway World Cup
The England national speedway team has won the Speedway World Team Cup on five occasions with the Great Britain side winning four times. They were a major force in the 1970s, winning 5 tournaments in a row, 3 as England and 2 as Great Britain. Key riding members of the title wins include Peter Collins (5 wins), Malcolm Simmons (4 wins), New Zealand-born Ivan Mauger, Dave Jessup and Ray Wilson (all 3 wins). The cup has eluded them since 1989, although they came mighty close in 2000, missing out when Mark Loram fell in a race-off, and 2004 where a team of Mark Loram, Lee Richardson, Gary Havelock, David Norris and Scott Nicholls missed out by 1 point. Both narrow defeats were at the hands of Sweden and both in somewhat controversial fashion.
Wins as Great Britain
Wins as England
Team U-21 World Championship
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Titles
Famous British riders
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