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DeutschLasse Bjerre
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| Born | 31 October 1993 Esbjerg, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 2010 | Slangerup |
| 2011 | Grindsted |
| 2012–2013, 2021 | Outrup/Varde |
| 2014, 2019 | Fjelsted |
| 2015 | Munkebo |
| 2016–2017 | Holstebro |
| 2018 | Esbjerg |
| 2022–2023 | Holsted |
| Great Britain | |
| 2010–2011, 2013 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 2011 | Ipswich Witches |
| 2012, 2014, 2019 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 2012–2014, 2017 | Leicester Lions |
| 2012 | Swindon Robins |
| 2014 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 2015–2016 | Redcar Bears |
| 2017–2018 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 2019 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| Poland | |
| 2010-2011 | Wrocław |
| 2013 | Piła |
| Individual honours | |
| 2011 | Danish Under-21 Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2010 | Team U-21 World Champion |
| 2017 | SGB Championship |
| 2017 | SGB Championship Pairs |
| 2011 | Premier League Fours Champion |
Lasse Bjerre Jensen (born 31 October 1993)[1] is a speedway rider who won the 2010 Under-21 World Cup with the Denmark team.[2]
Biography
[edit]Bjerre was born in Esbjerg, Denmark in 1993.[3] His brother, Kenneth (born 1984), is also a speedway rider.[4] They have two sisters Janni and Lotte. Their parents are Ivan and Vibeke.[5]
Bjerre was part of the Danish team that won the World under-21 Team Cup in 2010, and he won the Danish Under-21 Championship in 2011.[3]
He rode for King's Lynn Stars in the latter part of the 2010 season, and became a Peterborough Panthers asset towards the end of that year.[6] He rode again for King's Lynn in 2011, doubling up with Ipswich Witches.[3] He was part of the Ipswich team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 23 October 2011, at Beaumont Park Stadium.[7]
He signed to ride for Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League in 2012 in a doubling-up role,[8] and also in the Premier League with Leicester Lions. In June 2012 he was dropped by Panthers[9] but in August 2012, joined Swindon Robins.
In 2017, he won the SGB Championship Pairs partnering Kyle Howarth for Sheffield Tigers during the SGB Championship 2017 season.[10][11] He signed again for Sheffield in 2018[12] before joining Newcastle in 2019.
Major results
[edit]World Championships
[edit]- Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2010 - lost in the Qualifying Round Five
- Team U-21 World Championship
European Championships
[edit]- Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2010 - lost in the Semi-Final Three
- Team U-19 European Championship
- 2010 - lost in the Semi-Final One
References
[edit]- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 24-25, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "2011 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-11-30
- ^ "Lasse Bjerre dołączył do brata" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Profil" (in Danish). lasse-bjerre.dk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ "Kenneth and Lasse Bjerre sign for Peterborough Panthers", BBC, 8 November 2010, retrieved 2011-11-30
- ^ "2011 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Speedway: Peterborough Panthers announce 2012 Elite League line-up", BBC, 29 November 2011, retrieved 2011-11-30
- ^ "Panthers Make Changes[permanent dead link]", speedway365.com, 3 June 2012, retrieved 2012-06-05
- ^ "Sheffield Tigers win Pairs title ahead of first leg of promotion showdown". The Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Sheffield Speedway: Lasse comes home to gain older brother's help". The Star. Retrieved 29 August 2024.