Troy Batchelor
Australian speedway rider
Troy Matthew Batchelor (born 29 August 1987) is an Australian speedway rider.
Career
Australia
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Batchelor enjoyed his first success when he won the 2001 Queensland and New South Wales Under-16 championships and followed this up by winning the 2003 Australian Under-16 Championship at the Bibra Lake Speedway in Perth. After graduating to the senior ranks following his 16th birthday, Batchelor won the Queensland State Championship in 2007 before he moved to Adelaide in South Australia where he has won the South Australian Championship at the Gillman Speedway six times (2008-2011, 2013, 2017). As of 2023, he sat third in the all-time SA title winners list behind joint record holders John Boulger and Jack Young. Boulger and Young each won nine SA titles during their respective careers.
In January 2008, Batchelor finished runner-up to Chris Holder in the Australian Solo Championship. In January 2013, he won the Australian Championship after having finished second in both 2008 and 2010.
Batchelor also won the Australian Long Track Championship in 2003 at the Bathurst Showground, and again in 2004 at the Wagga Wagga Showground. On 3 December 2016, Batchelor added the Victorian Championship to his resume when he won the championship at Undera Park, defeating the U/21 World champion Max Fricke in the final.
UK and Europe
Batchelor began his British speedway career in 2005 when he signed for King's Lynn Stars in the Premier League.
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