French speedway rider
Dimitri Bergé (born 5 February 1996) is a motorcycle speedway rider from France.
Career
Bergés' major honours include the 2009 125cc Grasstrack and the World 250cc Longtrack Champion 2012. He was a World Under-21 finalist in 2016[1] and 2017 and represented France in the 2018 Speedway of Nations.
As well as Speedway he is an accomplished Long Track rider and won a bronze medal in the 2015 Individual Long Track World Championship. He won the first round in Herxheim, Germany and finished runner-up overall[2] in the 2018 Individual Long Track World Championship. He was also a member of the France team who won the Team Long Track World Championship for the first time in front of their ecstatic fans in Morizes on 1 September 2018 scoring 22 of France's 54 points winning total. Dimitri has also represented his native France in the Speedway of Nations.
In the British leagues he first rode for Glasgow Tigers and then Redcar Bears before joining Sheffield Tigers in 2016.[3] He rode for the Redcar Bears, having re-joined them in 2018.[4] He signed for Belle Vue Aces for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
In 2019, he was part of the French team, along with Mathieu Trésarrieu and David Bellego, that won the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship.[5]
In 2023, he was part of the French team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland[6] and he also won his first French Individual Speedway Championship.[7][8] The following season in 2024, he signed for Krosno in Poland and Rospiggarna in Sweden.[9]
Family
His father Philippe Bergé was also an international speedway rider.[10]
Major results
Best Grand-Prix results
- 2018
Tayac (Champion) 19pts
Speedway of Nations
References
