Rasmus Jensen (speedway rider)

For the Danish cleric and explorer, see Rasmus Jensen (priest).

Rasmus Jensen
Born (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 30)[1]
Holsted, Denmark[1]
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2012–2024Holsted Tigers
Great Britain
2013–2014Plymouth Devils
2015Somerset Rebels
2016, 2018Workington Comets
2019Glasgow Tigers
2019Swindon Robins
Sweden
2019–2020Rospiggarna
2015, 2021–2024Dackarna
Poland
2022Gdańsk
2023–2024Zielona Góra
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Starts3
Finalist0 times
Winner0 times
Individual honours
2022Danish champion
2024Golden Helmet of Pardubice
Team honours
2023Speedway World Cup bronze
2023European Pairs silver
2019SGB Championship Pairs
2023Swedish Eliserien champion

Rasmus Jensen is a Danish[1][2] motorcycle speedway rider. He was the 2022 champion of Denmark.[3]

Career

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Rasmus Jensen's career began in the year 2001.[1] His first season in British racing was with Plymouth in 2013;[1] at the end of the season, his official average was 7.[4] At the end of the following 2014 Premier League season, his average was 6.14, and he was in fourth place among the Plymouth Devils riders' averages.[5] Jensen completed 2016 with a 6.14 average[6] and completed 2018 with a 6.59 average.[7]

He spent 2019 with the Second Division club Glasgow Tigers and reached an official average of 8.34, making his average the second highest on the team, behind Craig Cook.[8] In 2019, he won the SGB Championship Pairs partnering Craig Cook, during the SGB Championship 2019 season.[9][10][11][12] Jensen scored a total of three race wins on the night.[13] The Speedway Star stated, "Cami [Brown] also heaped praise on Cookie's race partner Jensen and can be well satisfied that he insisted on chasing his signature during the build-up to the new season last winter.[14]

During 2019, the Premiership club Swindon brought in Jensen following a guest performance.[15][16] He achieved a Premiership average of 7.7, third highest on the team.[17] The Speedway Star rated Rasmus Jensen Premiership "Rider of the Week" and stated, "at this stage the introduction of Jensen must stand as the biggest and best move of 2019."[18]

Jensen re-signed for Swindon in 2020[19] but he chose not be a part of the Glasgow Tigers team in 2020 due to Grand Prix commitments.[20]

Jensen finished in 17th place following just one appearance during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, he securing 12 points during the Danish Grand Prix as part of the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix.[21] However, his biggest success of the season and his career to date came in June 2022, when he won the 2022 Danish Individual Speedway Championship.[22] In 2023, he was part of the Danish team that won the bronze medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final; he topped scored for the Danish team in the final.[23] In October 2023, he paired up with Mads Hansen to win a silver medal at the European Pairs championship.[24]

In 2024, he helped Denmark reach the final of the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester.[25]

Major results

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World individual Championship

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World team Championships

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Rasmus Jensen Profile". Glasgow Tigers. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ Burbidge, Paul (21 September 2019). "Championship Pairs - Somerset - Friday, September 20: Business as usual". Speedway Star.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ "2013 - Premier League Team Declarations AND Green Sheets - Final Issue" (PDF). SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ "2014 Final Premier League Green Sheets" (PDF). SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. ^ "2016 Premier League Final CMA's (Numerical)" (PDF). SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. ^ "2018 SGBC Final Team Declarations and GREEN SHEETS Issue 25" (PDF). SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 SGBC TEAM DECLARATIONS and GREEN SHEETS Issue 33" (PDF). SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Glasgow win the Pairs". Redcar Speedway. March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. ^ Duncan, Nigel (21 September 2019). "Speedway – glory for Cook and Jensen in Pairs". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Speedwayers take Pairs title at Oaktree Arena". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  12. ^ "GLASGOW ARE PAIRS CHAMPIONS - British Speedway Official Website". speedwaygb.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  13. ^ "SGP Championship Pairs Scorecard" (PDF). SpeedwayGB. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  14. ^ Oakes, Peter (28 September 2019). "Strictly char char". Speedway Star. pp. 22, 24.
  15. ^ "JENSEN HEADING TO SWINDON". SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Patience was key for Jensen ahead of Robins berth". Swindon Advertiser. June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  17. ^ "2019 SGBP TEAM DECLARATIONS and GREEN SHEETS Issue 25" (PDF). SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  18. ^ Rowe, David (31 August 2019). "This Week in the Premiership — Rider of the Week". Speedway Star. p. 11.
  19. ^ "JENSEN BACK WITH ROBINS - British Speedway Official Website". www.britishspeedway.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Sad Time for Jensen". Speedway Star. 30 November 2019. p. 12.
  21. ^ "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  22. ^ "JENSEN CLAIMS FIRST DANISH TITLE". FIM. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  23. ^ "POLAND WIN SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP AHEAD OF GREAT BRITAIN AS MACIEJ JANOWSKI BEATS ROBERT LAMBERT IN DECISIVE HEAT 20". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  24. ^ "European Pairs Speedway Championship: Team Poland grabs the title at home". FIM Europe. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Great Britain wins FIM Speedway of Nations World Title in Manchester Thriller". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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