Anders Thomsen (speedway rider)

Anders Thomsen (born 1 January 1994) is an international speedway rider from Denmark and twice Danish champion.[1][2]

Anders Thomsen
Born1 January 1994 (1994-01) (age 29)
Odense, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2012, 2014, 2017–2019Fjelsted
2013, 2015–2016Munkebo
2021–2023SES
Great Britain
2013–2014Glasgow
2015–2016Peterborough
Poland
2019-2023Gorzów
Sweden
2016Lejonen
2018-2019Indianerna
Individual honours
2020, 2021Danish Champion

Speedway career

Thomsen became champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 2020.[1] He rode in the second tier of British Speedway from 2013–2016, riding for Glasgow Tigers and Peterborough Panthers.[3] In 2020, he won a bronze medal at the 2020 Speedway of Nations and in 2021, he won the Danish title for the second time and was awarded a permanent wildcard for the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix.[1]

In 2022, ten days after a serious injury in a Danish speedway meeting, Thomsen claimed his first Grand Prix victory in Gorzow, Poland, beating Martin Vaculík, Bartosz Zmarzlik, and Patryk Dudek in the final.[4] He eventually finished in 14th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 51 points, which included winning the Gorzów Grand Prix but another injury (a broken leg in the GP Challenge[5] curtailed his season and he was unable to compete in the final four Grand Prix events. Despite the latest injury Thomsen was selected as a permanent rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[6] Also in 2022, he helped SES win the 2022 Danish Super League.[7]

In 2023, he was part of the Danish team that won the bronze medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final.[8] During the 2023 Latvian Grand Prix, Thomsen remarkably avoided serious injuries despite being thrown over the air fence in a crash. He suffered a hand injury which required an operation and he missed the final three rounds of the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[9]

Major results

World individual Championship

World team Championships

References
  1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "105 ANDERS THOMSEN". Speedway GP. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. "Speedway Grand Prix: 'I need to crash again!' - Anders Thomsen jokes after coming back to win in Gorzow". Eurosport. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. "Ill be back - unlucky Anders". Speedway Star pages 4-5. 27 August 2022.
  6. "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. "2022 table and results". Speedway Ligaen. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. "POLAND WIN SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP AHEAD OF GREAT BRITAIN AS MACIEJ JANOWSKI BEATS ROBERT LAMBERT IN DECISIVE HEAT 20". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  9. "THOMSEN CONFIRMS HAND SURGERY". FIM. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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