Rick France
British motorcycle speedway rider (1938-2024)
Derek Edward Rick France (12 July 1938, 24 January 2024) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.
01Speedway career
France reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1967 Individual Speedway World Championship.
France rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1960 to 1975, riding primarily for Coventry Bees. He was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times.
02World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1967, London, Wembley Stadium, 12th, 5pts
03Death
France died on 24 January 2024, at the age of 85.
Sources and credits
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