Speedway Grand Prix: 'I need to crash again!' - Anders Thomsen jokes after coming back to win in Gorzow

Published 25/06/2022 at 23:50 GMT

Anders Thomsen claimed his first FIM Speedway Grand Prix win in Gorzow, Poland just 10 days after a crash that required a stay in hospital. “Maybe before the next Grand Prix I need to crash again,” he joked afterwards. The 2022 Speedway Grand Prix is available live and ad-free on discovery+ with live race action also on Eurosport 2.

Thomsen describes SGP Gorzow win as a 'dream come true'

Anders Thomsen has joked that he might need to crash again before future FIM Speedway Grand Prix races after his victory in Gorzow.

The Danish rider claimed his first win of the season at the meeting in Poland, remarkably just 10 days after suffering a crash racing for Sønderjylland Elite Speedway in his native Denmark.

Thomsen spent a night in hospital after the incident and his participation in the fifth round of SGP action looked to be under threat.

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However, the rider bounced back in style, finishing ahead of Martin Vaculik and championship leader Bartosz Zmarzlik in second and third respectively.

“Maybe before the next Grand Prix I need to crash again,” he told Scott Nicholls in his post-race interview.

The victory was also Thomsen’s first SGP win of his career and he was understandably delighted with the result at the Edward Jancarz Stadium, where he races for Stal Gorzow in the Ekstraliga.

“Wow! My first ever win and on my home track in Poland? Wow, what an amazing feeling and what lovely fans we have here.

“This is my dream come true since I was a small guy only three years old and I started riding a speedway bike, I told my dad that I want to be in the Grand Prix. Now I'm the Grand Prix and I'm the top of the podium so I'm so happy.”