Michael Coles
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Michael Timothy Coles was an international speedway
rider in the United Kingdom
. Michael rode for a number of teams including Exeter, Edinburgh and ended his career after riding with the Glasgow Tigers
in the Premier League
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Coles has represented England at test level. His father Bob Coles rode. In his last three seasons at Exeter
he rode with a broken neck.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Michael rode for a number of teams including Exeter, Edinburgh and ended his career after riding with the Glasgow Tigers
Glasgow Tigers (speedway)
The Glasgow Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 1928, the club adopted the Tigers nickname in 1946 and compete in the British Premier League...
in the Premier League
Speedway Premier League
The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The Premier League was founded in 1995 when it replaced the British League as the first division...
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Coles has represented England at test level. His father Bob Coles rode. In his last three seasons at Exeter
Exeter Falcons
The Exeter Falcons were a speedway team which operated from 1947 until their closure in 2005 at the County Ground Stadium in Exeter. The track first operated in 1929.-Track:...
he rode with a broken neck.