Christopher Louis was born on 9 July 1969 and is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from England, who primarily rode for the Ipswich Witches.
13 Facts About Chris Louis
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Chris Louis earned 41 international caps for the England national speedway team and 3 caps for the Great Britain team.
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Chris Louis is the son of former Great Britain International John Louis.
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Chris Louis started his professional career at Hackney before moving to Ipswich in 1989 where he rode to the end of his riding career.
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Chris Louis has missed a couple of seasons due to injury.
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Chris Louis became the World Under-21 Champion after winning the 1990 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship.
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Chris Louis made history in 1993 when he became the first son of a former World Finalist to qualify for the World Final when he finished in third place in Pocking, Germany.
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Chris Louis finished a career best 7th in the 1995 SGP with a best finish of third in 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland.
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Chris Louis continued to take part in the SGP series as a regular rider until 2000, with his best finishes being second placings in the 1998 Danish and Swedish GP's and the 1999 British GP.
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Chris Louis rode in selected events in 2001 before making his last appearance as wild card in 2004.
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Chris Louis remained an ever present for Ipswich for 19 seasons, from 1989 to 2008, with the exception of missing the 2003 season with a back injury.
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Chris Louis maintained his relationship with Ipswich becoming both their team manager and promoter but he stepped down as team manager in 2014.
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Chris Louis remained as promoter leading into the SGB Premiership 2025 season.