Mikkel Michelsen (born 19 August 1994) is a Danish

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rider.

Career

Born in

Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a city on the island of Falster in southern Denmark. It has a population of 16,682 (1 January 2025). Including the satellite town Sundby (Lolland), Sundby on the Lolland side, with a populatio ...

, Michelsen took up speedway at the age of 6, and went on to win the Junior World Cup in both 2008 and 2009.Laursen Brock, Jeppe (2013)
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, ''Politiken'', 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014 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 Unia Leszno are a motorcycle speedway team established on 8 May 1938 and based in Leszno, Poland. The team's home track is at the Stadion Alfreda Smoczyka. They compete in the Ekstraliga (speedway), Ekstraliga (the highest division) and are Pol ...

and

Eastbourne Eagles The Eastbourne Eagles were a British motorcycle speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England. They were founded in 1929 and are two times champions of Britain in 1995 and 2000. The team last raced on 31 July 2021. Hist ...

respectively, staying with both teams in 2014. In 2013 he won the Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship, the European Junior Championship, and the Under-21 World Cup with Denmark. In 2014 he was a reserve in the Danish

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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

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, he signed for Leicester Lions for the 2015 Elite League season, and also signed to ride for Ostrów in the Polish league. 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. Also in 2022, he helped

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win the 2022 Ekstraliga. During the 2023 Danish speedway season, Michelsen became the Danish champion for the first time and won the 2023 Speedway European Championship to become the European champion for the third time. He was also part of the Danish team that won the bronze medal in the

2023 Speedway World Cup The 2023 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 18th Speedway World Cup, an international motorcycle speedway world championship tournament organised by the FIM. The 2023 edition was the first since 2017 and took place between 25 July and 29 Jul ...

final. His European win earned him a place in the

2024 Speedway Grand Prix The 2024 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 30th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 79th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the third series promoted by Discovery Sports Events. A new sprint race was introduced at sele ...

. In 2024, Michelsen won his maiden Grand Prix after winning the Speedway Grand Prix of Germany. Also in 2024, he helped Denmark reach the final of the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester. His 2024 season ended badly after a crash with

Bartosz Zmarzlik Bartosz Zmarzlik (Polish: ; born 12 April 1995) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider, a five-time World Champion (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024), three-time World Team Champion (2016, 2017, 2023), World Junior Champion (2015) and European ...

at the Latvian Grand Prix, where he sustained significant injuries to his right shoulder, humerus and elbow. Some consolation was received because he had helped

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win the Danish Speedway League during the 2024 Danish speedway season.

Major results

World individual Championship

2015 Speedway Grand Prix The 2015 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 70th edition of the official World Championship and the 21st season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the fifteenth series under the promotion of Be ...

- 21st * 2018 Speedway Grand Prix - 29th *

2019 Speedway Grand Prix The 2019 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 25th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 74th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the nineteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. T ...

- 17th *

2020 Speedway Grand Prix The 2020 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 26th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 75th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the 20th series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company A new p ...

- 14th * 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - 18th * 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 11th * 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - 12th *

- 7th

Grand Prix wins

*1: 2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany

World team Championships

* 2021 Speedway of Nations - 3rd *

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- 4th *

- 3rd * 2024 Speedway of Nations - 6th

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Michelsen, Mikkel 1994 births Living people Danish speedway riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Danish expatriate speedway riders in England Leicester Lions riders Sportspeople from Nykøbing Falster