Anders Thomsen (speedway rider)

Anders Thomsen (born 1 January 1994) is an international speedway rider from Denmark and a triple Danish champion.

[1] In 2022, ten days after a serious injury in a Danish speedway meeting, Thomsen claimed his first Grand Prix victory in Gorzow, Poland, beating Martin Vaculík, Bartosz Zmarzlik, and Patryk Dudek in the final.

[6] He eventually finished in 14th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 51 points, which included winning the Gorzów Grand Prix but another injury (a broken leg in the GP Challenge[7] curtailed his season and he was unable to compete in the final four Grand Prix events.

[10] During the 2023 Latvian Grand Prix, Thomsen remarkably avoided serious injuries despite being thrown over the air fence in a crash.

He suffered a hand injury which required an operation and he missed the final three rounds of the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.