Lasse Bjerre

Lasse Bjerre
Born (1993-10-31) 31 October 1993 (age 31)
Esbjerg, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2010Slangerup
2011Grindsted
2012–2013, 2021Outrup/Varde
2014, 2019Fjelsted
2015Munkebo
2016–2017Holstebro
2018Esbjerg
2022–2023Holsted
Great Britain
2010–2011, 2013King's Lynn Stars
2011Ipswich Witches
2012, 2014, 2019Peterborough Panthers
2012–2014, 2017Leicester Lions
2012Swindon Robins
2014Wolverhampton Wolves
2015–2016Redcar Bears
2017–2018Sheffield Tigers
2019Newcastle Diamonds
Poland
2010-2011Wrocław
2013Piła
Individual honours
2011Danish Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2010Team U-21 World Champion
2017SGB Championship
2017SGB Championship Pairs
2011Premier 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

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

World Championships

European Championships

References

  1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 24-25, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "2011 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-11-30
  4. ^ "Lasse Bjerre dołączył do brata" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  5. ^ "Profil" (in Danish). lasse-bjerre.dk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  6. ^ "Kenneth and Lasse Bjerre sign for Peterborough Panthers", BBC, 8 November 2010, retrieved 2011-11-30
  7. ^ "2011 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Speedway: Peterborough Panthers announce 2012 Elite League line-up", BBC, 29 November 2011, retrieved 2011-11-30
  9. ^ "Panthers Make Changes[permanent dead link‍]", speedway365.com, 3 June 2012, retrieved 2012-06-05
  10. ^ "Sheffield Tigers win Pairs title ahead of first leg of promotion showdown". The Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  11. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Sheffield Speedway: Lasse comes home to gain older brother's help". The Star. Retrieved 29 August 2024.