1. Mark Roysten Gregory Loram was born on 12 January 1971 and is a British former motorcycle speedway rider, who won the World Speedway Championship in 2000 and won the British Championship in 1997,1999, and 2001.
14 Facts About Mark Loram
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Mark Loram earned 36 international caps for the England national speedway team and 10 caps for the Great Britain team.
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Mark Loram averaged a respectable 5.08 and retained his place in the Hackney side for the 1988 National League season, where he not only topped the league averages but led hackney to the league and cup double.
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Mark Loram signed for Ipswich Witches for the 1989 National League season and won his first individual honours by winning the Riders' Championship.
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Mark Loram reached the final of the Under 21 World Championship.
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In 1999, Loram became the first rider in Speedway Grand Prix history to win a GP whilst being entered as a wild card and won the Swedish Grand Prix in Linkoping.
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Mark Loram became the Speedway World Champion in 2000 despite not winning any of the Grand Prix meetings held that year, the only rider to ever do so.
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Mark Loram scored 102 points over the six rounds to defeat 1996 champion Billy Hamill on 95 and defending champion Tony Rickardsson on 94.
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Mark Loram's win saw him become the 7th British rider to win speedway's ultimate individual prize.
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Mark Loram would remain a Grand Prix rider until the end of the 2004 season.
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Mark Loram won a third British Speedway Championship in 2001 and won the Knockout Cup with Peterborough Panthers during the 2001 Elite League speedway season.
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Mark Loram won another Knockout Cup with Eastbourne Eagles the following year.
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In March 2007, Mark Loram broke his thigh and dislocated his arm whilst riding in the opening fixture of the Elite League season for the Ipswich Witches.
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On 17 December 2009, Mark Loram officially announced his retirement from speedway.