Erik Gundersen

Erik Gundersen (born 8 October 1959, in Esbjerg, Denmark) was a speedway rider in the late 1970s and 1980s. Gundersen was the Speedway World Championship on three occasions, a two time World Longtrack champion and a seven time World Team...

In this article: World Team Cup, Bruce Penhall, Denmark, Esbjerg, and Odsal Stadium

...of speedway. Earlier on, only Ole Olsen had won World titles, in 1971, 1975 and 1978, but a new generation was growing up, led by Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen who occupied the first two places at Gothenburg in 1984. And, in fact, there were...

In this article: Tony Rickardsson, Hans Nielsen, Billy Hamill, Ole Olsen, Jason Crump, Nicki Pedersen, and Sweden

...and came 2nd, in 2007 missing only 2 points to Poland. Danish Speedway World Championship Champions include Ole Olsen , Erik Gundersen , Hans Nielsen (nicknamed "The Professor", 4-times World Champion), and Nicki Pedersen, the 2003 World...

In this article: Denmark, Hans Nielsen, Michael Rasmussen, Bjarne Riis, Tour de France, Saxo Bank, Confederations Cup, Bo Hamburger, and Jesper Skibby

...wins include Hans Nielsen , who holds the record for most world cup wins by an individual rider with 11 wins, Tommy Knudsen (8 wins), Erik Gundersen (7 wins), Jan O. Pedersen (4 wins), Ole Olsen and Finn Thomsen (both 3 wins). Their most...

In this article: Denmark, Speedway World Cup, Ole Olsen, Tommy Knudsen, Jan O. Pedersen, Finn Thomsen, and Hans Nielsen

...operated as Cradley Heath Cubs. They participated in British speedway until the 1980s, featuring World Champion riders such as Erik Gundersen and Bruce Penhall. The track was situated in Dudley Wood Road which was neither in Cradley or...

In this article: Cradley Heath, Tesco, Birmingham, and Rowley Regis

...Knudsen (born 9 November 1961 in Roager, Denmark) is a former Speedway rider who became Speedway World Pairs Champion in 1995 with Erik Gundersen. Tommy was also World Under-21 Champion in 1980. He rode in the UK for the Coventry Bees from...

In this article: Tommy Knudsen, UK, and Denmark

...a whisker of winning the World Title, narrowly losing out after a run of with Danish duo Hans Nielsen and (eventual winner) Erik Gundersen In 1986 (and until 1995) Sam returned to the UK to ride for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the...

In this article: Sam Ermolenko, Hans Nielsen, California, UK, USA, Sky Sports, Vojens, and Pocking