Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock. Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h).
Speedway is one of the most popular sports in Poland. The Ekstraliga has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland. The first meetings in Poland were held in the 1930s.
Emil Damirovich Sayfutdinov is a motorcycle speedway rider from Russia. He is a member of the Russia national speedway team. He is a three times World team champion, twice World Junior champion and a two-time winner of the European Championships in 2014 and 2015.
Ricky Anders Kling is a Swedish speedway rider from Sweden.
Nicolai Klindt is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who won the 2007 Individual Under-19 European title.
Jesper Bruun Monberg is a former speedway rider from Denmark.
Maciej Janowski is a Polish speedway rider who is a member of Poland national speedway team.
Patrick Hald Hougaard is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark, who was a member of Denmark U-21 national team.
Henrik Møller is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark and speedway manager.
René Bach is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.
Peter Kildemand is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.
Przemysław Pawlicki is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.
The Great Britain national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Great Britain and is controlled by the Auto-Cycle Union. The team was started in all editions of Under-21 World Cup and was won one silver medal in 2007. Denmark has produced three Under-21 World Champions: Chris Louis (1990), Joe Screen (1993) and Lee Richardson (1999). Two riders, Marvyn Cox (1984) and Gary Havelock (1987) was won Individual U-21 European Championship open for riders from all continents.
The Sweden national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Sweden and is controlled by the SVEMO. The team started in Under-21 World Cup in all editions and won four medals: two silver and two bronze. Denmark has produced three Under-21 World Champions: Peter Nahlin (1988), Mikael Karlsson (1994) and Andreas Jonsson (2000). In 1985 Per Jonsson has won Individual U-21 European Championship open for riders from all continents.
The Denmark national under-19 speedway team is the national under-19 motorcycle speedway team of Denmark and is controlled by the Danish Motor Union. The team started in Team U-19 European Championship in all editions and won two bronze medals. Denmark has produced two Under-19 European Champions: Kenneth Bjerre (2003), Nicolai Klindt (2007).
Leon Daniel Madsen is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist.
Michael Jepsen Jensen is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.
Lasse Bjerre Jensen is a speedway rider who won the 2010 Under-21 World Cup with the Denmark team.
Esbjerg Speedway Klub or Esbjerg Vikings is a speedway club from Esbjerg in Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. The team have won the Danish Speedway League title on 11 occasions in 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1984, 2012, 2013 and 2023.
The 1970 Danish speedway season was the 1970 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.
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