Josh Pickering Explained

Josh Pickering
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:30 November 1996
Birth Place:Heddon Greta, New South Wales, Australia
Career1:Great Britain
Career2:Edinburgh
Years2:2017–2024
Career3:Sheffield
Years3:2021, 2023–2024
Career4:King's Lynn
Years4:2022–2023
Career8:Poland
Career9:Gniezno
Years9:2023–2024
Career14:Denmark
Years15:2023
Career15:Region Varde
Teamyear1:2023
Teamhonour1:SGB Premiership

Joshua Pickering (born 30 November 1996) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider.[1] [2]

Career

He began his British speedway career riding for Edinburgh in 2017.[3] [4] He began his Championship average at the assessed 5.00[5] and completed the season with the fifth-highest average of 4.62.[6] By the end of the 2019 season, despite a mid-season injury at Birmingham,[7] his average for the Monarchs was past his assessed average and had reached 6.98.[8] Pickering, however, criticized the Championship league structure as unfair on riders from other countries due to its reduction in their number of matches completed by each team.[9]

While still riding for the Monarchs in the Championship in mid-2021, the Sheffield Tigers signed Pickering for their Premiership team. Co-promoter Damien Bates remarked at the time, "[I]t’s a surprise he’s not had a Premiership place before," replacing then-team member Justin Sedgmen.[10]

Pickering signed for the King's Lynn Stars ahead of the 2022 Premiership Season.[11] During the 2022 season, he rode for the King's Lynn in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for Edinburgh in the SGB Championship 2022.[12]

In 2023, he re-signed for King's Lynn for the SGB Premiership 2023 and remained the team captain but suffered injuries and later switched to Sheffield.[13] The switch proved successful as he helped Sheffield win the league title.[14] He also re-signed for Edinburgh for the SGB Championship 2023.[15]

In 2024, he re-signed for Sheffield and Edinburgh respectively.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 26 September 2021.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 28 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Pickering, Joshua (Josh). British Speedway. 26 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Josh Pickering. Edinburgh Speedway. 26 September 2021.
  5. Web site: March 24, 2017 . 2017 SGBC Team Declarations AND Green Sheets Issue 1 . July 8, 2022 . SpeedwayGB Archive.
  6. Web site: September 28, 2017 . 2017 SGB League Green Sheets - Final Issue . July 8, 2022 . SpeedwayGB Archive.
  7. Web site: Blow for Edinburgh Monarchs woe after Josh Pickering injury update . 2022-07-08 . www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com . en.
  8. Web site: October 30, 2019 . 2019 SGBC TEAM DECLARATIONS and GREEN SHEETS Issue 34 Final Averages . July 8, 2022 . SpeedwayGB Archive.
  9. Web site: Edinburgh Monarchs' Josh Pickering hits out speedway's Championship format . 2022-07-08 . www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com . en.
  10. Web site: July 9, 2021 . Tigers Pick Up Pickering . July 8, 2022 . British Speedway.
  11. Web site: January 21, 2022 . Stars Pick Josh . July 8, 2022 . SpeedwayGB Archive.
  12. Web site: British Speedway rider profile . British Speedway . 29 September 2022.
  13. Web site: KK back as Stars complete . British Speedway . 13 December 2022.
  14. Web site: Tigers champions in Grand Final drama . British Speedway . 14 October 2023.
  15. Web site: Pickering back for Monarchs . British Speedway . 3 December 2022.
  16. Web site: Tigers up to five . British Speedway . 20 November 2023.

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