Frits Koppe Explained

Frits Koppe
Nationality:	Dutch
Birth Place:	Voorburg, Netherlands
Career1:	King's Lynn Stars
Years1:	1978
Indivyear1:	1977, 1985
Indivhonour1:	Dutch champion

Frits Koppe (born 1 February 1953) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Netherlands.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

Koppe came to prominence in 1977 after he became the Dutch champion, when winning the national title.^[5] This led to him being signed by the King's Lynn Stars for the 1978 British League season.^{[6] [7]}

Despite only spending the one season in the British leagues, Koppe represented the Netherlands national team for 12 years of World Cups from 1975 to 1981 and 1984 to 1986. He also rode for the Netherlands in the Speedway World Pairs Championship^[8] and would ride for them 21 times in total. He would also capture a second national title in 1985.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Frits Koppe . 1978 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 978-0904584509.
2. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1981 Speedway Yearbook, rider profile Frits Koppe . 1981 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 0-86215-017-5.
3. Book: Oakes, Peter . Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Frits Koppe . 1990 . Front Page Books . 0-948882-15-8.
4. Book: Oakes, Peter . British Speedway Who's Who, Frits Koppe . 2004 . Peter Oakes, Peterborough . 0-948882-81-6.
5. Web site: Dutch National Championship . Speedway Fansite . 4 May 2023.
6. Web site: Frits Koppe . WWOS Backup . 4 May 2023.
7. Web site: Ultimate Rider Index . British Speedway . 4 May 2023.
8. Web site: Speedway World Team Cup . International Speedway . 4 May 2023.