Coventry Bees

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Coventry Bees
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Founded
Track Address Brandon Stadium
Rugby Road
Brandon
Coventry
Country England
Track Size 301 metres
Club Colours Yellow and Black
League Elite League
2006 4th - Elite League
Website Official site

The Coventry Bees are a Motorcycle speedway team based in Coventry, England. They won the British Elite League Speedway Championship in 2005, defeating Belle Vue Aces in the Grand Final of the Championship Playoffs.

It was the 6th time that the club had been crowned Champions, following on from successes achieved in 1968, 1978, 1979, 1987 and 1988.

On October 13th 2006, the Bees lifted the Elite League Knockout Cup for the second time in their history. Once again they defeated the Belle Vue Aces in the final.

The Bees are consistently amongst the top teams in the country, and have an avid following amongst Coventry's sporting community.

Contents

[edit] 2007 Team

[edit] All Time Greats

  • Flag of United Kingdom Nigel Boocock 1959-1976
  • Flag of Denmark Ole Olsen 1976-1983
  • Flag of Denmark Tommy Knudsen 1979-1992
  • Flag of Denmark Hans Nielsen 1993-1994
  • Flag of Denmark Brian Andersen 1992-2000
  • Flag of United States Greg Hancock 1997-2001

[edit] Club honours

  • Division One Champions - 1968 1978 1979 1987 1988 2005
  • Knockout Cup Winners - 1967 2006
  • Craven Shield Winners - 1997 2000

[edit] External links

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Leagues: Elite League | Premier League | Conference League
Related articles: Speedway | Speedway Grand Prix | Speedway World Cup | Speedway in the United Kingdom
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