Lee Stewart Richardson (25 April 1979 – 13 May 2012)[1] was a British international motorcycle speedway rider.
[4] Richardson represented Great Britain at senior and under-21 level and featured in several World Cup tournaments.
[7] He won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at Brandon Stadium on 18 October 2003.
On 13 May 2012, Richardson died of internal bleeding in a Wrocław hospital following a collision with a safety fence during a Polish League match.
His uncle Steve Weatherley, another rider, was paralysed in a crash with Vic Harding whilst racing in a meeting at the Hackney Wick Stadium (Harding later died in hospital).