World Champions
Mark Loram was the first Poole rider to win the Speedway World Championship with his success in 2000. Tony Rickardsson joined Poole in 2001 following Loram's departure to Peterborough, and won the World Championship in 2001 and 2002 while riding for the Pirates. Malcolm Simmons won the World Pairs Championship three times during his Poole career in 1976, 1977 and 1978, he also won the World Team Cup in 1975 and 1977. Antonio Lindbäck won the Speedway World Cup in 2004, and Bjarne Pedersen has won the World Cup on two occasions; in 2006 and 2008. Ron Preston was the first Pirate to win the Speedway World Under 21 Championship in 1979, he was also the first American to win the championship. Jason Crump (1995), Lee Richardson (1999), Krzysztof Kasprzak (2005) and Darcy Ward (2010) have also won the World Under 21 Championship while riding for Poole.
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