Luke Becker
| File:No. 12 - Luke Becker (11506306163).jpg Becker in 2013 | |
| Born | 11 February 1999 Brentwood, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2019–2023 | Wolverhampton |
| 2024–2025 | Leicester |
| Poland | |
| 2018 | Rzeszów |
| 2019 | Rawicz |
| 2021–2022, 2024 | Łódź |
| 2023 | Zielona Góra |
| 2025 | Ostrów |
| Sweden | |
| 2021–2022 | Dackarna |
| 2022 | Piraterna |
| 2023 | Rospiggarna |
| 2024 | Västervik |
| 2025 | Indianerna |
| Denmark | |
| 2019, 2023–2025 | Esbjerg |
| Team honours | |
| 2023 | Danish League |
| 2025 | Premiership KO Cup |
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Luke Becker (born 11 February 1999) is a motorcycle speedway rider from the United States.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Becker began his British career riding for Wolverhampton Wolves in 2019,[2] the same year that he made his international debut for the United States in the 2019 Speedway of Nations, scoring 11 points.
Unable to ride during 2020 because of Covid-19 cancelled season, he continued to ride for Wolverhampton during the SGB Premiership 2021.[3][4] Becker represented the United States in 2021 and 2022.
In 2022, he rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2022.[5] After being named Wolves Rider of the Year he signed for the club for the 4th consecutive season,[6] competing in the SGB Premiership 2023.[7] However, he had a bad start to 2023 when breaking his leg in a crash in Slovakia before his Wolves season got underway.[8] His season got much better when he was instrumental in helping Esbjerg Vikings win the Danish League.[9]
Following the demise of Wolverhampton,[10] he joined the Midlands rivals Leicester Lions for the 2024 season.[11] In 2025, he helped Leicester defeat King's Lynn to win the Knockout Cup.[12]
Major results
[edit | edit source]World individual Championship
[edit | edit source]- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - =24th
World Team Championships
[edit | edit source]- 2019 Speedway of Nations - =10th
- 2021 Speedway of Nations - =8th
- 2022 Speedway of Nations - =10th
References
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