Lasse Bjerre Jensen (born 31 October 1993) is a speedway rider who won the 2010 Under-21 World Cup with the Denmark team.

Biography

Bjerre was born in Esbjerg, Denmark in 1993. His brother, Kenneth (born 1984), is also a speedway rider. They have two sisters Janni and Lotte. Their parents are Ivan and Vibeke.

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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.

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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. He rode again for King's Lynn in 2011, doubling up with Ipswich Witches. He was part of the Ipswich team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 23 October 2011, at Beaumont Park Stadium.

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He signed to ride for Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League in 2012 in a doubling-up role, and also in the Premier League with Leicester Lions. In June 2012 he was dropped by Panthers 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.

Major results

World Championships

Individual U-21 World Championship

2010 - lost in the Qualifying Round Five

Team U-21 World Championship

2010 - Rye House - Under-21 World Champion (5 pts)

European Championships

Individual U-19 European Championship

2010 - lost in the Semi-Final Three

Team U-19 European Championship

2010 - lost in the Semi-Final One

References

1993 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Esbjerg

Danish speedway riders

Team Speedway Junior World Champions

Ipswich Witches riders

King's Lynn Stars riders

Leicester Lions riders

Peterborough Panthers riders