Linus Eklöf
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Linus Eklöf (born 3 March 1989)[1] is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider,[2] who won the Team U-19 European Champion title in 2008.
Career
In 2009 he rode in the Premier League in the UK, averaging over six points per match for treble-winning King's Lynn Stars, staying with them in 2010 (averaging over 7 that season) and also riding in the Elite League for Peterborough Panthers.[3] He left British speedway in June 2010 for personal reasons, returning in 2011 with Berwick Bandits in the Premier League and Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League.[3][4]
He reached the Swedish individual final in 2010.[3] In July 2012 he was signed by Premier League Leicester Lions[5] after leaving Belle Vue.[6][7]
In 2022, he came out of retirement to help with the rider shortage (due to injuries) at Lejonen.[8]
Career details
World Championships
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Cup)
- 2009 - Template:Flagicon Gorzów Wlkp. - 3rd place (5 pts)
European Championships
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2008 - Template:Flagicon Stralsund - 8th place (8 pts)
- Team U-19 European Championship
- 2008 - Template:Flagicon Rawicz - European Champion (11 pts)
See also
References
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- ↑ "Lions Sign Linus Eklöf Script error: No such module "webarchive".", speedway365.com, 6 July 2012, retrieved 2012-07-07
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