Bjarne Pedersen
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| Bjarne Pedersen | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  Denmark |
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| Date of birth | July 12, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Holstebro, Denmark | |
| Website | Official website | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| British League | Poole Pirates | |
| Polish League | Gdansk | |
| Swedish League | Västervik | |
| Danish League | Holstebro | |
| Career History | ||
| Opole (POL) Vargarna (SWE) KS Toruń (POL) Newcastle Diamonds Kaparna (SWE) Rawicz (POL) Poole Pirates Holsted (DEN) Holstebro (DEN) Lodz (POL) Västervik (SWE) Masarna (SWE) Gdansk (POL) |
1997 1998 1999 2000-2001, 2003 2000-2002 2001-2002 2002- 2002-2006 2007- 2003 2003, 2005- 2004 2005- |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| Danish Champion Elite League Riders Champion Danish Under-21 Champion European Grand Prix Winner |
2004 2004 1999 2004 |
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| Team Honours | ||
| Elite League Champion Elite League KO Cup Winner Craven Shield Winner British League Cup Winner Premier League Champion Swedish Elitserien Champion Danish League Champion Elite League Pairs Champion World Cup Winner |
2003, 2004 2003, 2004 2002, 2006 2003 2001 2005 1997, 2003, 2006 2007 2006 |
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Bjarne Pedersen (born 12 July 1978 in Holstebro, Denmark)[1] is an international motorcycle speedway rider who has represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup.
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[edit] Career summary
Pedersen began his speedway career in 1990. He won his first title in 1994 winning the Danish Pairs Championship with Charlie Gjedde.[2] However, he did not ride as a full-time professional until 2000, starting his UK career with the Newcastle Diamonds in the Premier League. He took part in his first Speedway Grand Prix in 2002 when he took part in two events, both as a wild card. [3]
His first full Speedway Grand Prix season came in 2003, but it was not until 2004 when Pedersen won his only Grand Prix to date at the European GP in Wrocław.[4] In 2004 he also won the Elite League Riders Championship.
Pedersen admitted at the end of the 2007 season that he had lost enthusiasm for riding in Speedway Grand Prix series until he qualified for the 2008 series in the race off in Vojens.[5]
Pedersen was retained by Poole for the 2008 season over former world champion Jason Crump when it was announced the BSPA that the points limit for team building purposes was to be reduced drastically. Poole promoter Matt Ford stated that Pedersen was chosen due to his loyalty to Poole over the previous six seasons.[6]
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
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| 2002 | 26th | 10 | 12th | 2 Wild card rides |
| 2003 | 14th | 51 | 3rd | Finished 3rd in the Norwegian GP |
| 2004 | 10th | 78 | Winner | Won the European GP |
| 2005 | 6th | 90 | 2nd | Finished 3rd in the Swedish GP, 3rd in the British GP and 2nd in the Czech GP |
| 2006 | 12th | 82 | 3rd | Finished 3rd in the Danish GP |
| 2007 | 12th | 77 | 5th |
| Final Championship standings: | 12th | 77 | Riding No (12) | ||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 |  Italian SGP |
12 | 5 | (1,E,3,1,1) | 5 |
| 2 /11 |  European SGP |
7 | 8 | (3,1,0,2,1) +1 | 12 |
| 3 /11 |  Swedish SGP |
16 | 3 | (0,0,2,1,0) | 4 |
| 4 /11 | Danish SGP |
13 | 5 | (X,3,1,0,1) | 11 |
| 5 /11 |  British SGP |
10 | 7 | (2,3,1,1,0) | 15 |
| 6 /11 |  Czech Rep. SGP |
11 | 6 | (3,1,0,0,2) | 1 |
| 7 /11 |  Scandinavian SGP |
9 | 7 | (0,1,2,2,2) | 7 |
| 8 /11 |  Latvian SGP |
9 | 8 | (2,2,2,1,1) | 15 |
| 9 /11 |  Polish SGP |
8 | 8 | (3,1,3,1,0) +0 | 12 |
| 10 /11 |  Slovenian SGP |
7 | 9 | (0,0,2,3,3) +1 | 9 |
| 11 /11 |  German SGP |
5 | 11 | (0,3,2,2,3) +1 | 12 |
| Final Championship standings: | Riding No (11) | ||||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 | Slovenian SGP |
16 | 4 | (0,0,2,0,2) | 5 |
| 2 /11 | European SGP |
Injured* | 1 | ||
| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP |
Injured* | |||
| 4 /11 | Danish SGP |
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| 5 /11 | British SGP |
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| 6 /11 | Czech Rep. SGP |
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| 7 /11 | Scandinavian SGP |
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| 8 /11 | Latvian SGP |
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| 9 /11 | Polish SGP |
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| 10 /11 | Italian SGP |
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| 11 /11 | German SGP |
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| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider notclassify (track reserve who not started) |
* Pedersen sustained a broken wrist during a Craven Shield meeting for Poole on the 2nd May 2008. His place at the European Grand Prix and the Swedish Grand Prix were taken by first reserve Lubos Tomicek.
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ Bjarne's Career Wins. PedersenRacing.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0752442503.
- ^ Bjarne wins GP. SpeedwayWorld.TV (2004-09-04). Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ^ Bjarne regains GP enthusiasm. Daily Echo (1 December 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ It's over. Daily Echo (3 December 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
[edit] External links
| 2008 Speedway Grand Prix riders | ||||
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| (1) N. Pedersen |
(2)  Adams |
(3) Crump |
(4) Gollob |
(5) Andersen |
(6)  Hancock |
(7) Holta |
(8) Nicholls |
(9) Harris |
(10) Jonsson |
| (11) B. Pedersen |
(12) Iversen |
(13) L. Dryml |
(14) K. Kasprzak |
(15) Lindgren |
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