Cyril Maidment


Cyril Edward Maidment was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team and 16 caps for the Great Britain team.

Speedway career

Maidment reached the final of the Speedway [World Championship] on two occasions in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.
He rode in the List of [United Kingdom speedway league champions|top tier] of British Speedway from 1951 to 1968, riding for various clubs, winning the National [League (1932–1964)|National League] on eight occasions.
After spending over ten years with Wimbledon Dons from 1951 to 1961 he rode for Belle Vue Aces. He went on to captain Belle Vue.

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup