Theo Pijper

Theo Pijper (born 11 February 1980) is a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 2 caps for the Netherlands national speedway team.

Career Born in Dokkum, Netherlands, Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five.

He returned to British speedway in 2011 with Glasgow Tigers, with whom he won the Premier League in both 2011 and 2012, and also signed with Elite League Birmingham Brummies as their number eight.

In 2012, he returned to the Edinburgh Monarchs team, and was part of the 2013 Premier League Four-Team Championship winning team. In 2018 he signed to ride for the Redcar Bears.

After a season with Scunthorpe in 2021 he rejoined Berwick Bandits for the SGB Championship 2022.

Pijper represented the Netherlands national long track team in the World Longtrack Championship from 2007 to 2022 and twice won the World championship titles at the 2013 Team Long Track World Championship in Folkestone, England and 2016 Team Long Track World Championship in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic.

World Longtrack Grand Prix Years 1998 - 1 app (25th) 3pts 1999 - 2 app (14th) 23pts 2000 - 5 app (14th) 30pts 2001 - 4 app (6th) 45pts 2002 - 5 app (5th) 72pts 2003 - 6 app (6th) 64pts 2004 - 5 app (5th) 63pts 2005 - 3 app (7th) 40pts 2006 - 3 app (4th) 48pts 2007 - 3 app (7th) 36pts 2008 - 4 app (5th) 55pts 2009 - 5 app (6th) 75pts 2010 - 6 app (Second) 120pts 2001 - 6 app (4th) 96pts 2012 - 6 app (4th) 124pts 2013 - 6 app (14th) 52pts 2014 - 2 app (11th) 31pts 2015 - 4 app (4th) 61pts 2016 - 5 app (4th) 83pts 2017 - 5 app (6th) 63pts 2018 - 5 app (6th) 64pts 2019 - 5 app (6th) 66pts 2018 - 2 app (6th) 26pts 2021 - 2 app (Third) 24pts 2022 - 5 app (6th) 61pts

Grand-Prix podiums Vechta First 2008, Second 2006 Forus First 2011 New Plymouth Second 2004 Morizès Second 2011, Third 2013 Eenrum Second 2010 Scheeßel Third 2001 Mühldorf Third 2005 Saint-Macaire Third 2010 Marmande Third 2010 Forssa Third 2012 Groningen Third 2012

European Grasstrack Championship 1999 Werlte (NS) 2000 Did not compete 2001 Noordwolde (4th) 18pts 2002 Berghaupten (5th) 19pts 2003 La Réole (6th) 16pts 2004 Eenrum (Champion) 19pts 2005 Did not compete 2006 La Réole (Second) 18pts 2007 Folkestone (Champion) 16pts 2008 Did not compete 2009 Berghaupten (6th) 13pts 2010 La Réole (Second) 12pts 2011 Skegness (10th) 10pts 2012 Semi-finalist 2013 Did not compete 2014 Did not compete 2015 Semi-finalist

Personal life His son Ace Pijper is also a professional speedway rider.