Simon Stead of Sheffield Tigers leads Great Britain to speedway world title

Sheffield born and bred Simon Stead is a speedway world champion after leading Great Britain to World Pairs glory in Manchester on Sunday.
By YP Sport
Published 18th Oct 2021, 17:00 BST
Updated 18th Oct 2021, 17:22 BST
Simon Stead, front, during his riding days with Sheffield Tigers.Simon Stead, front, during his riding days with Sheffield Tigers.
Simon Stead, front, during his riding days with Sheffield Tigers.

Stead, who rode for Sheffield during two different spells, doubles up his Tigers managerial duties with Great Britain where he is joint boss alongside Olly Allen.

Youngsters Robert Lambert and Dan Bewley – in for the injured Tai Woffinden – pipped Poland to the post in a dramatic final in the Speedway of Nations in Manchester.

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After coming through the last chance race-off against Denmark, they knew avoiding last place in the final would hand them the world title.

World champion: Sheffield Tigers (Speedway) manager Simon Stead (Picture: Marie Caley)World champion: Sheffield Tigers (Speedway) manager Simon Stead (Picture: Marie Caley)
World champion: Sheffield Tigers (Speedway) manager Simon Stead (Picture: Marie Caley)

But in the first lap Bewley was at the back until Poland’s Maciej Janowski got in a tangle behind team mate Bartosz Zmarzlik and the British boys won the race 5-4.

The last time GB struck gold was in the World Team Cup Final at Bradford in 1989 when none of this year’s winning team were born.

Said a proud Stead: “That was an amazing moment, to see the boys win it like that.

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“I’m so delighted for everyone involved with the GB team and I hope all the Sheffield fans here or watching on TV enjoyed it.

“It’s a weekend I will never, ever forget and well done to all four of our lads who represented GB so magnificently throughout the two days.”

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