Lasse Fredriksen

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Lasse Fredriksen
Born8 June 1997 (1997-06-08) (age 26)
Varhaug, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
Great Britain
2022–2024Edinburgh
Sweden
2022, 2024Valsarna
Denmark
2015–2016Grindsted
2018Esbjerg
Individual honours
2018, 2021Norwegian champion

Lasse Fredriksen (born 8 June 1997) is a speedway rider from Norway, he is a two times Norwegian national champion.[1][2]

Speedway career[edit]

In 2018 and 2021, Fredriksen won the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship.[3]

Fredriksen began his British speedway career riding for the Edinburgh Monarchs in the SGB Championship 2022.[1] He had previously agreed to ride for the Monarchs during the 2020 season but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the following year in 2021 he encountered work permit issues.[3] He helped Valsarna win the Allsvenskan during the 2022 Swedish Speedway season.[4]

In 2023 and 2024, he re-signed for Edinburgh for the SGB Premiership 2023[5] and SGB Premiership 2024 seasons.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Fredriksen, Lasse". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Lasse Fredriksen". WWOS backup. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "LASSE FREDRIKSEN profile". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Allsvenskan tables and final". Every Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Fredriksen seals Monarchs return". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Fredriksen completes Monarchs". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 January 2024.