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{{short description|Dutch motorcycle speedway rider|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
{{Infobox speedway rider
| image = TheoPijper2012.jpg
| image = TheoPijper2012.jpg
| name = Theo Pijper
| name = Theo Pijper
| nationality = {{NED}}
| nationality = Dutch
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|11|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dokkum]], [[Netherlands]]
| birth_place = [[Dokkum]], Netherlands
| website = {{URL|http://www.theopijper.com}}

| britishleague = [[Berwick Bandits]]
| career1 = '''Great Britain'''
| polishleague =
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| years2 = 2002-2007, 2012-2013
| swedishleague =
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| career2 = [[Edinburgh Monarchs|Edinburgh]]
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| years1 = 2002-2007, 2012-
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| career1 = [[Edinburgh Monarchs]]
| years2 = 2007
| career2 = [[Wolverhampton Wolves]]
| years3 = 2007
| years3 = 2007
| career3 = [[Berwick Bandits]]
| career3 = [[Wolverhampton Wolves|Wolverhampton]]
| years4 = 2008
| years4 = 2007, 2018, 2022
| career4 = [[Swindon Robins]]
| career4 = [[Berwick Bandits|Berwick]]
| years5 = 2008
| years5= 2008
| career5 = [[Mildenhall Fen Tigers]]
| career5= [[Swindon Robins|Swindon]]
| years6 = 2011, 2014
| years6 = 2008
| career6 = [[Glasgow Tigers (speedway)|Glasgow Tigers]]
| career6 = [[Mildenhall Fen Tigers|Mildenhall]]
| years7 = 2018
| years7= 2011, 2014
| career7 = [[Redcar Bears]]
| career7= [[Glasgow Tigers (speedway)|Glasgow]]
| indivyear1 = 2004, 2007
| years8 = 2015, 2021
| career8 = [[Scunthorpe Scorpions|Scunthorpe]]
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| indivhonour1 = [[European Grasstrack Championship]]
| indivyear1 = 2008
| years9 = 2018
| indivhonour1 = [[French Speedway Champion]]
| career9 = [[Redcar Bears|Redcar]]
| career14 = '''Denmark'''
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| teamyear1 = 2003, 2011
| years15 = 2019
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| teamhonour1 = [[Premier League (speedway)|Premier League Champion]]
| career15 = [[Esbjerg Vikings|Esbjerg]]
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| teamyear2 = 2008
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| teamhonour2 = [[Elite Shield]]
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| teamyear3 = 2013
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| teamhonour3 = [[Premier League Four-Team Championship|Premier League Fours]]
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}}


| indivyear1 = 2004, 2007
'''Theo Pijper''' (born 11 February 1980)<ref name="SGB">"[http://www.speedwaygb.co/riderindex11_p.html Rider Index]", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 21 September 2013</ref> is a Dutch [[motorcycle speedway]] rider.
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| indivhonour1 = [[European Grasstrack Championship]]
| indivyear2 = 2008
| indivhonour2 = [[French Individual Speedway Championship|French Speedway Champion]]
| teamhonour1 = [[Team Long Track World Championship|World Longtrack Team Champion]]
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| teamyear1 = 2013, 2016
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| teamyear2 = 2003, 2011
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| teamhonour2 = [[Premier League (speedway)|Premier League Champion]]
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| teamyear3 = 2008
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| teamhonour3 = [[Elite Shield]]
| teamyear4 = 2013
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| teamhonour4 = [[Premier League Four-Team Championship|Premier League Fours]]
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}}
'''Theo Pijper''' (born 11 February 1980) is a Dutch [[motorcycle speedway]] rider.<ref name="SGB">{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/player/pijper-theo/ |title=British Speedway rider profile |website=British Speedway |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref> He earned 2 caps for the [[Netherlands national speedway team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[Dokkum]], [[Netherlands]], Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five.<ref name="SGB" /> He was a successful long track rider before starting his speedway career.<ref name="SGB" /> He made his debut in British speedway in 2002 with [[Edinburgh Monarchs]], staying with the team until 2007 in a spell that included a [[Premier League (speedway)|Premier League]] title in 2003.<ref name="SGB" /> In 2004, he won the European Grasstrack Championship at [[Eenrum]].<ref name="SGB" />
Born in [[Dokkum]], [[Netherlands]], Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five.<ref name="SGB" /> He was a successful long track rider before starting his speedway career.<ref name="SGB" /> He made his debut in British speedway in 2002 with [[Edinburgh Monarchs]], staying with the team until 2007 in a spell that included a [[Premier League (speedway)|Premier League]] title in 2003.<ref name="SGB" /> In 2004 he won the European Grasstrack Championship at [[Eenrum]].<ref name="SGB" /> In 2007 he moved up to the [[Elite League (speedway)|Elite League]] with [[Wolverhampton Wolves]], but after losing his place in the team returned to the Monarchs for a short spell, later moving to [[Berwick Bandits]].<ref name="SGB" /> He lost his team place once again, but later that season won the European Grasstrack Championship for a second time.<ref name="SGB" /> He joined Elite League team [[Swindon Robins]] in 2008, but lost his place in June, going on to a spell with [[Mildenhall Fen Tigers]] in the Premier League.<ref name="SGB" /> He returned to British speedway in 2011 with [[Glasgow Tigers (speedway)|Glasgow Tigers]], with whom he won the Premier League in both 2011 and 2012, and also signed with Elite League [[Birmingham Brummies]] as their number eight.<ref name="SGB" /><ref>Pearson, Nigel (2011) "[http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/theo-pijper-backed-to-succeed-on-brimingham-223578 Theo Pijper backed to succeed on Brimingham[sic] bow]", ''[[Birmingham Mail]]'', 20 March 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2013</ref><ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/speedway/9419764.stm Brummies add Dutchman Theo Pijper to squad for 2011]", [[BBC]], 9 March 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2013</ref> In 2012 he returned to the Edinburgh Monarchs team, and was part of the 2013 [[Premier League Four-Team Championship]] winning team.<ref>Kinvig, David (2013) "[http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-sport/motorsport/speedway-theo-pijper-is-ready-for-the-new-season-1-2800288 Speedway: Theo Pijper is ready for the new season]", ''[[The Scotsman]]'', 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013</ref><ref>Kinvig, David (2013) "[http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-sport/motorsport/battered-pijper-must-count-the-true-cost-of-speedway-1-2974356 Battered Pijper must count the true cost of speedway]", ''[[The Scotsman]]'', 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013</ref> In 2018 he signed to ride for the [[Redcar Bears]] <ref>http://redcarbears.co/2017/12/22/bears-delighted-to-announce-three-more-riders/</ref>


In 2007, he moved up to the [[Elite League (speedway)|Elite League]] with [[Wolverhampton Wolves]], but after losing his place in the team returned to the Monarchs for a short spell, later moving to [[Berwick Bandits]].<ref name="SGB" /> He lost his team place once again, but later that season won the European Grasstrack Championship for a second time.<ref name="SGB" /> He joined Elite League team [[Swindon Robins]] in 2008, but lost his place in June, going on to a spell with [[Mildenhall Fen Tigers]] in the Premier League.<ref name="SGB" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
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==World Longtrack==


He returned to British speedway in 2011 with [[Glasgow Tigers (speedway)|Glasgow Tigers]], with whom he won the Premier League in both 2011 and 2012, and also signed with Elite League [[Birmingham Brummies]] as their number eight.<ref name="SGB" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/theo-pijper-backed-to-succeed-on-brimingham-223578 |title=Theo Pijper backed to succeed on Birmingham bow |website=Birmingham Mail |date=20 March 2011 |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/speedway/9419764.stm |title=Brummies add Dutchman Theo Pijper to squad for 2011 |website=BBC |date=9 March 2011 |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref>
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===Grand Prix Years===


In 2012, he returned to the Edinburgh Monarchs team, and was part of the 2013 [[Premier League Four-Team Championship]] winning team.<ref>Kinvig, David (2013) "[http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-sport/motorsport/speedway-theo-pijper-is-ready-for-the-new-season-1-2800288 Speedway: Theo Pijper is ready for the new season]", ''[[The Scotsman]]'', 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013</ref><ref>Kinvig, David (2013) "[http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-sport/motorsport/battered-pijper-must-count-the-true-cost-of-speedway-1-2974356 Battered Pijper must count the true cost of speedway]", ''[[The Scotsman]]'', 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013</ref> In 2018 he signed to ride for the [[Redcar Bears]].

After a season with Scunthorpe in 2021 he rejoined Berwick Bandits for the [[SGB Championship 2022]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2021/11/pijper-back-as-a-bandit/ |title=Piper back as a Bandit |website=Edinburgh Reporter |date=25 November 2021 |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref>

Pijper represented the [[Netherlands national long track team]] in the [[FIM Long Track of Nations|World Longtrack Championship]] from 2007 to 2022 and twice won the World championship titles at the [[2013 Team Long Track World Championship]] in Folkestone, England and [[2016 Team Long Track World Championship]] in [[Mariánské Lázně]] in the Czech Republic.

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==World Longtrack==
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===Grand Prix Years===
* [[1998 Individual Long Track World Championship|1998]] - 1 app (25th) 3pts
* [[1998 Individual Long Track World Championship|1998]] - 1 app (25th) 3pts
* [[1999 Individual Long Track World Championship|1999]] - 2 app (14th) 23pts
* [[1999 Individual Long Track World Championship|1999]] - 2 app (14th) 23pts
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* [[2016 Individual Long Track World Championship|2016]] - 5 app (4th) 83pts
* [[2016 Individual Long Track World Championship|2016]] - 5 app (4th) 83pts
* [[2017 Individual Long Track World Championship|2017]] - 5 app (6th) 63pts
* [[2017 Individual Long Track World Championship|2017]] - 5 app (6th) 63pts
* [[2018 Individual Long Track World Championship|2018]]
* [[2018 Individual Long Track World Championship|2018]] - 5 app (6th) 64pts
* [[2019 Individual Long Track World Championship|2019]] - 5 app (6th) 66pts
* [[2020 Individual Long Track World Championship|2018]] - 2 app (6th) 26pts
* '''[[2021 Individual Long Track World Championship|2021]] - 2 app (Third) 24pts'''
* [[2022 Individual Long Track World Championship|2022]] - 5 app (6th) 61pts


===Grand-Prix Podiums===
===Grand-Prix podiums===
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* {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Vechta]] First 2008, Second 2006

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* {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Vechta]] First 2008,Second 2006
* {{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Forus]] First 2011
* {{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Forus]] First 2011
* {{Flagicon|NZL}} [[New Plymouth]] Second 2004
* {{Flagicon|NZL}} [[New Plymouth]] Second 2004
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== [[European Grasstrack Championship]] ==
== [[European Grasstrack Championship]] ==

* 1999 {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Werlte]] (NS)
* 1999 {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Werlte]] (NS)
* 2000 Did not compete
* 2000 Did not compete
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* 2015 Semi-finalist
* 2015 Semi-finalist


==Website Reference==
==Personal life==
His son Ace Pijper is also a professional speedway rider.<ref name="SGB" />
http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/


==Other References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{Swindon Robins speedway team 2008}}
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{{Mildenhall Tigers speedway team 2008}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2020}}
{{Berwick Bandits speedway team 2007}}
{{Edinburgh Monarchs speedway team 2007}}


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Latest revision as of 22:59, 2 September 2024

Theo Pijper
Born (1980-02-11) 11 February 1980 (age 44)
Dokkum, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Career history
Great Britain
2002-2007, 2012-2013Edinburgh
2007Wolverhampton
2007, 2018, 2022Berwick
2008Swindon
2008Mildenhall
2011, 2014Glasgow
2015, 2021Scunthorpe
2018Redcar
Denmark
2019Esbjerg
Individual honours
2004, 2007European Grasstrack Championship
2008French Speedway Champion
Team honours
2013, 2016World Longtrack Team Champion
2003, 2011Premier League Champion
2008Elite Shield
2013Premier League Fours

Theo Pijper (born 11 February 1980) is a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider.[1] He earned 2 caps for the Netherlands national speedway team.[2]

Career

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Born in Dokkum, Netherlands, Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five.[1] He was a successful long track rider before starting his speedway career.[1] He made his debut in British speedway in 2002 with Edinburgh Monarchs, staying with the team until 2007 in a spell that included a Premier League title in 2003.[1] In 2004, he won the European Grasstrack Championship at Eenrum.[1]

In 2007, he moved up to the Elite League with Wolverhampton Wolves, but after losing his place in the team returned to the Monarchs for a short spell, later moving to Berwick Bandits.[1] He lost his team place once again, but later that season won the European Grasstrack Championship for a second time.[1] He joined Elite League team Swindon Robins in 2008, but lost his place in June, going on to a spell with Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the Premier League.[1][3]

He returned to British speedway in 2011 with Glasgow Tigers, with whom he won the Premier League in both 2011 and 2012, and also signed with Elite League Birmingham Brummies as their number eight.[1][4][5]

In 2012, he returned to the Edinburgh Monarchs team, and was part of the 2013 Premier League Four-Team Championship winning team.[6][7] In 2018 he signed to ride for the Redcar Bears.

After a season with Scunthorpe in 2021 he rejoined Berwick Bandits for the SGB Championship 2022.[8]

Pijper represented the Netherlands national long track team in the World Longtrack Championship from 2007 to 2022 and twice won the World championship titles at the 2013 Team Long Track World Championship in Folkestone, England and 2016 Team Long Track World Championship in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic.

World Longtrack

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Grand Prix Years

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  • 1998 - 1 app (25th) 3pts
  • 1999 - 2 app (14th) 23pts
  • 2000 - 5 app (14th) 30pts
  • 2001 - 4 app (6th) 45pts
  • 2002 - 5 app (5th) 72pts
  • 2003 - 6 app (6th) 64pts
  • 2004 - 5 app (5th) 63pts
  • 2005 - 3 app (7th) 40pts
  • 2006 - 3 app (4th) 48pts
  • 2007 - 3 app (7th) 36pts
  • 2008 - 4 app (5th) 55pts
  • 2009 - 5 app (6th) 75pts
  • 2010 - 6 app (Second) 120pts
  • 2001 - 6 app (4th) 96pts
  • 2012 - 6 app (4th) 124pts
  • 2013 - 6 app (14th) 52pts
  • 2014 - 2 app (11th) 31pts
  • 2015 - 4 app (4th) 61pts
  • 2016 - 5 app (4th) 83pts
  • 2017 - 5 app (6th) 63pts
  • 2018 - 5 app (6th) 64pts
  • 2019 - 5 app (6th) 66pts
  • 2018 - 2 app (6th) 26pts
  • 2021 - 2 app (Third) 24pts
  • 2022 - 5 app (6th) 61pts

Grand-Prix podiums

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European Grasstrack Championship

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Personal life

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His son Ace Pijper is also a professional speedway rider.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Theo Pijper backed to succeed on Birmingham bow". Birmingham Mail. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Brummies add Dutchman Theo Pijper to squad for 2011". BBC. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. ^ Kinvig, David (2013) "Speedway: Theo Pijper is ready for the new season", The Scotsman, 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013
  7. ^ Kinvig, David (2013) "Battered Pijper must count the true cost of speedway", The Scotsman, 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013
  8. ^ "Piper back as a Bandit". Edinburgh Reporter. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.


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