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Ryan Fisher

Ryan Scott Fisher (born 7 September 1983 in Riverside, California) is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2][3] He earned 8 caps for the United States national speedway team.[4]

Career

Fisher won the US Junior Championship three times before riding in the United Kingdom for Coventry Bees during the 2002 Elite League speedway season.[5] After spending a second season with Coventry he joined the Oxford Cheetahs in 2004. In between in 2003, he reached the final of the 2003 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[6]

He did not ride in Britain again until 2007 when he joined the Belle Vue Aces. In 2008, he rode for the Edinburgh Monarchs in the Premier League[7] and the following season doubled up riding for the Edinburgh and Swindon Robins in the Elite League.[8]

In 2011, Fisher moved full-time back into the Elite League, with the Coventry Bees.[9] In 2012, he rode in the Premier League for Plymouth Devils, and has signed to ride for Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League in 2013[10] and 2014.

Ryan retired from the sport after a final season riding the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2016.[11]

References

  1. ^ Sober, Mike (December 2001). "The King of U.S. Speedway". American Motorcyclist. p. 56. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Rider Ryan Fisher out of hospital after crash". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "US speedway star '˜Flying' Ryan Fisher seeks Edinburgh home". Edinburgh News. 26 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Speedway". Rugby Advertiser. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "2003". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ "US speedway star 'Flying' Ryan Fisher seeks Edinburgh home". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  8. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Buildbase Coventry Speedway Website: Page unavailable".
  10. ^ "Fisher Lands Panthers Role", speedway365.com, 24 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012
  11. ^ "Edinburgh Monarchs ace Ryan Fisher set to retire from British Speedway". Daily Record. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.