
ZAGAR RETURNS TO ACES
BELLE Vue’s signing of Slovenian star Matej Zagar has been officially completed.
The former Grand Prix regular returns to the National Speedway Stadium after previously racing for the Aces in 2013-16, and will make his re-appearance in their Premiership opener against Peterborough on Bank Holiday Monday.
Zagar replaces Jake Allen, who rode for Belle Vue throughout their early season League Cup campaign.
Aces CEO Mark Lemon said: “First of all, we’d like to place on record our thanks to Jake Allen. It has been a tough few weeks for him but the club is very grateful of his willingness to step in on a temporary basis.
“Our thanks also to all the supporters for their patience while all of the final preparations necessary to sign our final rider were put into place.
“While it has been a frustrating start to our year, as I have previously commented we wanted to make sure that we left no stone unturned to find the best rider possible to complete this team.
“A lot of work has gone in behind the scenes to get us to this point and we are delighted to have Matej back with Belle Vue for our 2022 Premiership league campaign.
“The welcome he received from the crowd at the Peter Craven meeting proves what a popular rider he still is in Manchester, and that same night he showed the quality he’s capable of producing.
“His enthusiasm to return to Belle Vue is very evident and I’m sure supporters will be equally enthusiastic to welcome him back into the team come Monday afternoon.”