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Max Fricke Professional speedway rider Twenty-five year old Max Fricke is the next in a long line of Australian motorbike riders to carve their name at the top of international speedway after coming to prominence when he won the 2016 World Under 21 Championship. Since then, Max has earned his stripes competing throughout Europe and the UK to establish himself at the elite level of his sport. He is also a multiple Australian Champion although travel restrictions around Covid over the past two years have prevented him from returning home to defend his title. In 2022 Max will embark upon his third year in the prestigious Speedway Grand Prix Series – the sport’s most coveted championship run over 12 rounds in nine different countries. In addition, Max will make a welcome return to racing in the UK to captain the Belle Vue (Manchester) Aces in the Premiership and will also race for Polish first division team Zielona Gora and for Indianerna Kumla in Sweden. Max’s love of two wheels began at a young age where he tried everything from motocross to road cycling before finding his niche in speedway and turned professional in 2013, progressing to the UK Elite League two years later while also finding top tier success in Europe and then, in a career defining year, becoming the 2016 World Under 21 Speedway Champion. He became a reserve rider in the 2019 SGP series and made a couple of appearances before making his full-time debut in the series in 2020. He scored an impressive victory at Torun, Poland which helped to earn him a wildcard entry for the 2021 series. Last year he reached the semi-finals five times and ended the year eighth overall – no mean feat in a series featuring the world’s very best riders. This year Max is aiming for a top six finish. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 1st Torun round of the 2020 Speedway Grand Prix 1st 2016 World Under 21 Speedway Championship 1st 2019 and 2020 Australian Senior Solo Championship 1st 2013/14/15 and 2017 Australian Under 21 Solo Speedway Champion 4th 2019 Hastevic Speedway Grand Prix, Sweden 2nd 2021 SGP Qualifier Challenge, 3rd 2019 SGP Qualifier Challenge, Croatia 3rd 2019 Speedway of Nations, Togliatti, Russia 3rd 2018 Australian Senior Solo Speedway Championship 3rd 2017 World Under 21 Championship 2nd 2017 World Games 2nd 2017 World Under 21 Teams event PROFILE Nationality: Australian Date of birth: 29th March 1996 Born: Mansfield, Victoria Resides: Andorra Hobbies: Motorsport, cycling, snow skiing, movies and relaxing with family and friends. Marital status: Single Best role model: Simon Gerrans (cousin and former professional cyclist) Causes: #noplasticwaste Facebook: @maxfrickeracing 10k followers Instagram: @max_fricke46 22.8k followers Twitter: @max_fricke 10k followers