Zach Cook Explained

Zach Cook
Nationality:Australian
Birth Place:Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Career1:Great Britain
Career2:Plymouth
Years2:2021
Years3:2022–2024
Career4:Wolverhampton
Years4:2023
Career5:Birmingham
Years5:2024
Career10:Poland
Career11:Toruń
Years11:2022–2023
Indivyear1:2023
Indivhonour1:Olympique
Teamyear1:2022
Teamhonour1:tier 2 League champion
Teamyear2:2022
Teamhonour2:tier 2 KO Cup winner

Zach Cook (born 15 July 1999) is a speedway rider from Australia.[1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Cook signed for Plymouth Gladiators for the SGB Championship 2021 season.[4] The following season in 2022, he rode for the Poole Pirates in the SGB Championship 2022,[5] and was instrumental in helping Poole retain their tier 2 League and Knockout Cup double crown.[6] [7]

In 2023, he signed for Wolverhampton Wolves, where he would make his Premiership debut in the SGB Premiership 2023.[8] He also re-signed for Poole for the SGB Championship 2023.[9] Late in the 2023 season, Cook won the Olympique.[10]

Cook re-signed for Poole for the 2024 Championship season[11] and moved to join the Birmingham Brummies in the Premiership, following the demise of Wolverhampton.[12]

Personal life

His brother is fellow professional rider Ben Cook.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zach Cook . wwosbackup . 2 October 2022.
  2. Web site: British Speedway rider profile . British Speedway . 2 October 2022.
  3. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 28 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Zach Cook joins The Gladiators . Plymouth Speedway . 2 October 2022.
  5. Web site: PIRATES CLAIM COOK BROTHERS . Poole Speedway . 2 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Pirates are Cup Kings . British Speedway . 16 October 2022.
  7. Web site: Pirates Clinch League Title . British Speedway . 5 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Cook books Wolves slot . British Speedway . 6 December 2022.
  9. Web site: Cooks both back at Poole . British Speedway . 26 December 2022.
  10. Web site: Cook delight with Olympique win . British Speedway . 25 October 2023.
  11. Web site: Zach's back for Pirates . British Speedway . 12 December 2023.
  12. Web site: Brummies bring in Cook . British Speedway . 14 December 2023.
  13. Web site: Ben and Zach Cook return for Pirates in 2022 . Bournemouth Daily Echo . 2 October 2022.