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

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

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.