Mikkel Michelsen
Born (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 29)
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
NationalityDanish
WebsiteOfficial website
Career history
Denmark
2008–2024Slangerup
Poland
2013–2014Leszno
2015Ostrów
2022Lublin
2023–2024Częstochowa
Great Britain
2013–2014Eastbourne
2015Leicester
Sweden
2014–2018Smederna
2019Piraterna
2023Västervik
Germany
2012AC Landshut Devils
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Starts4
Podiums0 (0-0-0)
Finalist0 time
Winner0 times
Individual honours
2019, 2021, 2023European Champion
2023Danish Champion
2013European Junior Champion
2013Danish Junior Champion
2008, 2009Junior World Cup
Team honours
2013Under-21 World Cup
2017, 2018Swedish Elitserien Champion

Mikkel Michelsen (born 19 August 1994) is a Danish speedway rider.

Career

Born in Nykøbing Falster, Michelsen took up speedway at the age of 6, and went on to win the Junior World Cup in both 2008 and 2009.[1]

He rode for Slangerup Speedway Klub in the Danish league from 2010. After racing in Germany for AC Landshut Devils in 2012, he rode in Poland and the United Kingdom in 2013 for Unia Leszno and Eastbourne Eagles respectively, staying with both teams in 2014.[2]

In 2013 he won the Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship, the European Junior Championship, and the Under-21 World Cup with Denmark.[3][1]

In 2014 he was a reserve in the Danish Speedway Grand Prix and finished third in the World Under-21 Championship after also reaching the final in 2011 and 2013.

In December 2014, with the Eagles dropping to the National League, he signed for Leicester Lions for the 2015 Elite League season, and also signed to ride for Ostrów in the Polish league.[4][5][6]

In 2022, he finished in 11th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 82 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix and was selected as a full time rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[7] Also in 2022, he helped Lublin win the 2022 Ekstraliga.[8]

During the 2023 Danish speedway season, Michelsen became the Danish champion for the first time[9] and won the 2023 Speedway European Championship to become the European champion for the third time.[10] He was also part of the Danish team that won the bronze medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final.[11] His European win earned him a place in the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix.

Major results

World individual Championship

World team Championships

References

  1. ^ a b Laursen Brock, Jeppe (2013) "Speedwaytalent: »Adrenalinkicket er uvurderligt«", Politiken, 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014
  2. ^ "Elite League Speedway: Mikkel Michelsen back with Eastbourne", Sky Sports, 14 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014
  3. ^ "Mikkel Michelsen mistrzem Danii juniorów", sportowefakty.pl, 7 September 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014
  4. ^ "Danish Star Joins Lions", speedwaygb.co, 11 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014
  5. ^ "Nicklas Porsing o Mikkelu Michelsenie: Fajnie mieć rodaka w drużynie", sportowefakty.pl, 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014
  6. ^ "Mikkel Michlesen zawodnikiem Leicester Lions", sportowefakty.pl, 11 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014
  7. ^ "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 results". PGE Ekstraliga. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Michelsen crowned Danish champion in Slangerup". FIM. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Michelsen Seals Third European Title and 2024 Speedway GP Qualification". FIM. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Poland win Speedway Word Cup ahead of Great Britain as Maciej Janowski beats Robert Lambert in Decisive heat 20". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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