Tim Sørensen (speedway rider)

Tim Sørensen
Born14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) (age 24)
Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2016Munkebo
2017–2018Esbjerg
2019–2024Region Varde
Poland
2022Ostrów
2024Bydgoszcz
2024Gniezno
Sweden
2022Masarna
Individual honours
2022Norwegian champion
2021Danish U21 champion
Team honours
2020, 2021World team Junior silver

Tim Sørensen (born 14 May 2000) is a speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2]

Speedway career

Sørensen first rode in the Danish leagues for Munkebo before signing for Esbjerg in 2017.[3]

Sørensen came to prominence during the 2020 season when he was part of the Danish team that won the silver medal at the 2020 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.[4] The following year he was once again selected by Denmark for the event and won the silver medal again at the 2021 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.[5] He was also the Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship winner in 2021.

In 2022, he made his debut for a Polish side representing Ostrów, he had previously signed for Orzeł Łódź in 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic meant that he could not ride.[6] Also in 2022, he rode for Masarna in the Elitserien and won the 2022 Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship.

He continued to ride for Region Varde in 2023 and 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Tim Sorensen profile". Ekstraliga. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Tim Sorensen". Speedway News. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ "17-årige Tim Sørensen i vild ligadebut for Esbjerg". Lokalavisen. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ "2020 FIM TEAM SPEEDWAY UNDER 21 WORLD CHAMPION". FIM. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "POLES WITH GOLD! TROPHY FOR THE FAVOURITES". Speedway U21. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ "INTERVIEW: Tim Sorensen - hoping for good results". Po Bandzie. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Tim Sørensen og Region Varde forlænger samarbejdet". JydskeVestkysten. Retrieved 31 August 2024.


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