Bastian Pedersen (born 28 April 2006) is an international speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2]
| Born | 28 April 2006 (age 18) Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 2023–2024 | Holsted |
| Poland | |
| 2023 | Toruń |
| Individual honours | |
| 2024 | Danish U21 champion |
| 2024 | European U19 silver |
| Team honours | |
| 2024 | European Team Championship silver |
Speedway career
editIn 2023, Pedersen rode for Holsted Tigers during the 2023 Danish speedway season and for KS Toruń (U24) during the 2023 Polish speedway season.[3]
Pedersen came to prominence when he represented the Denmark national speedway team during the European Team Speedway Championship in 2024 and was part of the team that won the silver medal.[4]
Also in 2024, Pedersen qualified for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship)[5][6] and won the bronze medal at the 2024 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship.[7] After winning the Danish U21 title,[8] his season ended with him starring in the super final, when his team Holsted finished runner-up in the Danish Speedway League during the 2024 Danish speedway season.[9] Pedersen won the silver medal at the 2024 U19 European Championship.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Bastian Pedersen". FIM. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Bastian Pedersen: W Toruniu mam wszystko potrzebne do rozwoju". Speedway News. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Bastian Pedersen". Zuzelend. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "European Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Swedish duo among SGP2 qualifiers". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "European Preview SGP2". British Speedway. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Medals for the young from Stal and Falubaz. Champions title for the Poles". Gazeta Lubuska. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Danish Speedway 2024". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "MJJ stars as Slangerup ends 13-year Danish title drought". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "17-year-old Ukrainian wins stage of World Youth Championship". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 5 October 2024.