Joshua Paul Bates (born 1 February 1996) is a British speedway rider.

[1] Born in Barnsley, Bates had never been on any type of motorbike until the beginning of 2010, when he got his first 125cc speedway bike.

After a few more months of practice he entered the 2011 250cc British Championship, where he finished 4th overall.

In January 2012, he started riding a 500cc for the first time, soon after he was offered a team place by the Mildenhall Fen Tigers.

[2] He suffered a broken arm in a crash in August 2012,[3] but made a successful return from injury and helped the Fen Tigers complete the National League "Grand Slam" that year.