Dan Bewley has revealed how a nasty crash in 2018 made him “a better rider in the long run” as he prepares to compete in round five of the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix in Gorzow, Poland.
Bewley, 24, broke his femur, shoulder and wrist following a crash while riding for Workington Comets. Ad He was left in a wheelchair for several months following the incident.
SpeedwayLions wrap up British Speedway win over Stars13 HOURS AGO But he has recovered and last year made a memorable debut in Speedway Grand Prix, winning back-to-back races in Cardiff and Wroclaw, Poland. “I think that crash cost me two years in my career, but at the same time it probably made me the rider I am now,” Bewley told Eurosport’s 'Power of Sport' series, which airs on Eurosport 1 and discovery+ on Wednesday 21 June at 19:00 UK time. “I had to focus on my technique because I was so scared to get back on the bike.
It probably made me into a better rider in the long run.” Bewley is yet to get on the podium this season but is eighth in the standings on 41 points, only 17 points behind second-placed Jack Holder.