Claus Vissing

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Claus Vissing
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Born (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 37)
Grindsted, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2004–2007, 2023 Holsted
2008–2010, 2012, 2014 Fjelsted
2011, 2017–2018 Grindsted
2013, 2016 Outrup/Varde
2021 Nordjysk
2022 Esbjerg
Great Britain
2007, 2010 Stoke
2007–2009 Peterborough
2010 Ipswich
2011, 2013, 2022 Birmingham
2012, 2018 Somerset
2013 Edinburgh
2014–2015, 2017 Berwick
2016, 2024 Workington
2018–2019, 2023 Glasgow
2019 Swindon
2023 Sheffield
Poland
2006 Miskolc
2008 Gniezno
2010 Łódź
2011 Rawicz
2013–2016 Krosno
2017–2018 Kraków
Team honours
2019, 2023League winners
2019 Knockout Cup
2013 Premier League Fours winner
2023 SGB Championship winner

Claus Korsbang Vissing (born 6 June 1986) is a Danish speedway rider. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Vissing made his British league debut for Stoke Potters in the 2007 Premier League speedway season [5] before joining Peterborough Panthers for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. [2] In 2010, he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Ipswich Witches during the 2010 Elite League speedway season. The following season in 2011, he signed for Birmingham Brummies but soon moved on to Somerset Rebels for 2012. [2] He then spent three years in Scotland with Edinburgh Monarchs and Berwick Bandits respectively. [2]

He was part of the Edinburgh Monarchs team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 14 July 2013, at the East of England Arena. [6]

In 2016, he joined Workington Comets and then rode again for Berwick in 2017. He was a member of the Swindon Robins team in the SGB Premiership 2019 that won the league and Knockout cup double. [7] He also had two solid seasons in the Championship, helping Glasgow Tigers to two second place finishes in 2018 and 2019.

After a COVID-19 pandemic cancelled 2020 season he was released by Newcastle Diamonds for the SGB Championship 2021 because of travel restrictions. [8]

In 2022, he re-joined and rode for the Birmingham Brummies in the SGB Championship 2022. [1] In 2023, he returned to Glasgow for the SGB Championship 2023, [9] where he won the league title. [10] He tasted more success when during the latter part of the season he signed for Sheffield Tigers and helped them win the league title. [11]

Vissing joined Workington Comets for the 2024 season. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Claus Vissing". WWOS backup. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Claus Vissing Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "2013 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "ARCHIVE OF LINKS FROM THE 2019 BRITISH SEASON". British Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "MOUNTAIN BACK AT NEWCASTLE". Speedway Star. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Tigers complete with Vissing". British Speedway. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tigers take title glory". Glasgow Tigers Speedway. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tigers champions in Grand Final drama". British Speedway. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Vissing completes Comets". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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