Nickname Rico Name Lee Richardson Swedish league Vargarna | Nationality England Role Speedway rider Polish league Stal Rzeszow | |
1995, 1997-19991996, 19991997, 200419972000-20032005-200720082009-2012 Reading RacersPoole PiratesPeterborough PanthersKing's Lynn StarsCoventry BeesSwindon RobinsEastbourne EaglesLakeside Hammers 19992003 World Under-21 ChampionElite League Riders Champion 1997199820052008,2009 Premier League ChampionPremier League KO Cup ChampionElite League Pairs ChampionElite League KO Cup winner Died May 13, 2012, Wroclaw, Poland | ||
Lee Stewart Richardson (25 April 1979 – 13 May 2012) was a British international motorcycle speedway rider. Richardson represented Great Britain at senior and under-21 level and featured in several World Cup tournaments. Richardson was World Under 21 champion in 1999 and also won the Elite League Riders' Championship in 2003. He was also a fully fledged Grand Prix rider for four seasons from 2003 until 2006. Richardson joined the Lakeside Hammers for the 2009 season. On 13 May 2012, Richardson died of internal bleeding in a Wroclaw hospital following a collision with a safety fence during a Polish League match.
Family
Richardson's mother Julie was a presenter for ScreenSport Television. His father Colin is a former rider. His uncle Steve Weatherley, another rider, was paralysed in a crash with Vic Harding whilst racing in a meeting at the Hackney Wick Stadium (Harding later died in hospital). Richardson was married to Emma Garcia Richardson and had three sons. He also had a brother called Craig Richardson
