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Bob Roger

British motorcycle speedway rider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Robert William Roger (14 June 1928 – 17 December 2002) was an English international motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2]

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Speedway career

Roger reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1951-1962, riding primarily for Swindon Robins.[4][5]

In 1951, the Exeter Falcons signed Roger, on loan from New Cross Rangers[6] and with both Don Hardy and Goog Hoskin riding well, the team secured runner-up spot in the league and won the third tier National Trophy.[7]

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Individual World Championship

Family

His brothers Cyril Roger and Bert Roger were both speedway riders,[5] and all three rode at the same time for New Cross.[8]

References

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