Simon Nielsen (born 1 October 1990)Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2009, pages 44-45, www.speedway.com.pl. Retrieved on 2009-08-05. is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.
Career Born in Stenlille, Nielsen won 2005 Individual Speedway FIM Youth Gold Trophy 80 cc, unofficial U-16 World Championship. He rode in the Denmark U-19 national team.
In 2011, Nielsen came to the UK to try to get a team place and got a place in the Workington Comets team towards the end of the season. In December 2011, he was announced as the final member of the 2012 Leicester Lions team in the British Premier League."Lions Sign Final Member", Speedway365, 8 December 2011, retrieved 2011-12-09 After an injury early in the season, he showed good form before suffering a broken femur in a crash with team mate Jari Mäkinen on 23 June."Nielsen Breaks Femur", speedwaygb.co, 24 June 2012, retrieved 2012-06-24
Nielsen re-signed for Leicester Lions for the 2013 Premier League season. In May 2013, he was dropped by the Lions with his place going to Alex Edberg. In June, he signed for Plymouth Devils. In 2014, he signed for Newcastle Diamonds, staying with the team for 2015 before moving on to Redcar Bears.
Results European Championships Individual U-19 European Championship 2008 - Stralsund - 10th place (7 pts) 2009 - 18th place in Semi-Final 2 (injury) Team U-19 European Championship 2008 - Rawicz - 3rd place (4 pts) 2009 - Holsted - 3rd place (1 pt)
Domestic competitions Team Polish Championship 2008 - 1st place in Second League (Average 0.750 in 4 heats) for Gniezno 2009 - First League for Gniezno
See also Denmark national speedway team
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