Lasse Bjerre
Lasse Bjerre Jensen (born 31 October 1993)[1] is a speedway rider who won the 2010 Under-21 World Cup with the Denmark team.
Born | Esbjerg, Denmark | 31 October 1993
---|---|
Nationality | Danish |
Website | www |
Current club information | |
Danish league | Holstebro |
Career history | |
2010-2011 | Wrocław (POL) |
2010–2011, 2013 | King's Lynn Stars (UK) |
2011 | Ipswich Witches (UK) |
2012, 2014, 2019 | Peterborough Panthers (UK) |
2012–2014, 2017 | Leicester Lions (UK) |
2012 | Swindon Robins (UK) |
2013 | Polonia Piła (POL) |
2014 | Wolverhampton Wolves (UK) |
2015–2016 | Redcar Bears (UK) |
2015 | Munkebo (DEN) |
2017–2018 | Sheffield Tigers (UK) |
2019 | Newcastle Diamonds (UK) |
Individual honours | |
2011 | Danish Under-21 Champion |
Team honours | |
2010 | Team U-21 World Champion |
2017 | SGB Championship |
2017 | SGB Championship Pairs |
Biography
Bjerre was born in Esbjerg, Denmark in 1993.[2] His brother, Kenneth (born 1984), is also a speedway rider.[3] They have two sisters Janni and Lotte. Their parents are Ivan and Vibeke.[4]
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.[2] 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.[5] He rode again for King's Lynn in 2011, doubling up with Ipswich Witches.[2] He signed to ride for Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League in 2012 in a doubling-up role,[6] and also in the Premier League with Leicester Lions with whom he continued to ride in 2013. In June 2012 he was dropped by Panthers.[7]
In August 2012 he joined Swindon Robins.
Major championship performances
World Championships
European Championships
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2010 - lost in the Semi-Final Three
- Team U-19 European Championship
- 2010 - lost in the Semi-Final One
See also
References
- Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 24-25, ISSN 1429-3285
- "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
- "Speedway: Peterborough Panthers announce 2012 Elite League line-up", BBC, 29 November 2011, retrieved 2011-11-30
- "Panthers Make Changes", speedway365.com, 3 June 2012, retrieved 2012-06-05