Morten Risager

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Morten Risager
Born (1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 (age 36)
Aarhus, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2003, 2008–2009 Slangerup
2006 Brovst
2004–2005 Fredericia
2010–2012 Holsted
2013–2014 Munkebo
2015 Grindsted
2016 Fjelsted
2017 Region Varde
Great Britain
2004–2007 Coventry
–2007 Eastbourne
2008– Wolverhampton
2008 Peterborough
2009, 2011–2014, 2016 Ipswich
2009, 2011 Belle Vue
2009–2010 Swindon
2015 Plymouth
Poland
2006–2007 Ostrów
2008 Grudziądz
2009 Gniezno
2010 Łódź
Team honours
2011 Premier League Fours Champion

Morten Risager (born 30 September 1987 in Denmark) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. [1] He earned one cap for the Denmark national speedway team. [2]

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Career

Risager earned his speedway licence in 2003. He first appeared in the British leagues during the 2004 season, riding for Coventry Bees. [3]

He first rode for Ipswich Witches in 2009 and 2011, [4] which included being part of the Ipswich team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 23 October 2011, at Beaumont Park Stadium. [5] He also spent two seasons with Swindon Robins. [6]

He announced his retirement in January 2018. [7] [8]

Results

Speedway Grand Prix

2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 18)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
4 /11 Flag of Denmark.svg Danish SGP 162(0,2)18
 permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
 rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Honours

See also

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References

  1. "Morten Risager Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. "Speedway: Morten Risager finger saved, say Witches". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. "2011 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. "Risager set to get another chance". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. "Risager Retires", speedwaygb.co, 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018
  8. "Former Ipswich Witch Morten Risager retires from speedway after 14 years in the sport". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.