Troy Batchelor
| Troy Batchelor | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia | |
| Date of birth | 29 August 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Website | www.troybatchelor.com | |
| Current club information | ||
| British league | Swindon Robins | |
| Polish league | Sparta Wroclaw | |
| Swedish league | Västervik Speedway | |
| Career history | ||
| Great Britain King's Lynn Stars Coventry Bees Poole Pirates Swindon Robins Peterborough Panthers Poland Unia Leszno Sweden Dackarna Målilla |
2005-2006 2006 2007 2008-2009, 2012- 2010-2011 2007- 2008- | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Queensland State Champion South Australian Champion Australian Under-16 Champion Queensland Under-16 Champion NSW Under-16 Champion Australian Longtrack Champion Australian Champion |
2007 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 2002 2001 2001 2003, 2004 2013 | |
| Team honours | ||
| Premier League KO Cup winner Young Shield Premier League Champion Premier Trophy Winner Elite League KO Cup Winner Ekstraliga Champion Elite Shield |
2005, 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2007 2008 | |
Troy Matthew Batchelor (born 29 August 1987 in Brisbane, Australia)[1] is a speedway rider riding for the Swindon Robins in the British Elite League.
Career
Troy Batchelor enjoyed his first success when he won the 2001 Queensland and New South Wales Under-16 championships and followed this up by winning the 2003 Australian Under-16 Championship. After graduating to the senior ranks following his 16th birthday, Batchelor won the Queensland State Championship in 2007 before he moved to Adelaide in South Australia where he has won the South Australian Championship at the Gillman Speedway five times (2007-2010, 2012).
Batchelor began his British speedway career in 2005 when he signed for King's Lynn Stars in the Premier League. In his first year he won the Premier League Knockout Cup and the Premier Trophy, with King's Lynn defeating Rye House Rockets in both finals. The next season Batchelor was back at King's Lynn and was also Elite League team Coventry Bees number 8 rider. That year King's Lynn won a treble of the Premier League Championship, Premier Trophy and the Premier League Knockout Cup. He also helped Coventry win the Elite League Knockout Cup.[2]
In 2007 Batchelor stepped up to the Elite League full-time with the Poole Pirates, who he signed for on loan from King's Lynn. He also signed for Polish team Unia Leszno in the Ekstraliga and helped them win the 2007 Ekstraliga Championship.[2] In 2008, Batchelor was on loan at Swindon Robins and continued with Unia Leszno in Poland. He also signed for Dackarna in the Swedish Elitserien. In January 2008 he finished runner-up to Chris Holder in the Australian national championship.
In January 2013 he won the Australian Individual Speedway Championship.[3]
References
- ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Troy Batchelor profile". Swindon Speedway. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ↑ "Aussie Title for Batchelor", speedway365.com, 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013
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