Claus Vissing

Claus Korsbang Vissing (born 6 June 1986) is a Danish speedway rider.^[1][2][3][4]

Claus Vissing

Born	(1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 38) Grindsted, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Career history
Denmark
2004–2007, 2023	Holsted
2008–2010, 2012, 2014	Fjelsted
2011, 2017–2018	Grindsted
2013, 2016	Outrup/Varde
2021	Nordjysk
2022	Esbjerg
Great Britain
2007, 2010	Stoke
2007–2009	Peterborough
2010	Ipswich
2011, 2013, 2022	Birmingham
2012, 2018	Somerset
2013	Edinburgh
2014–2015, 2017	Berwick
2016, 2024	Workington
2018–2019, 2023	Glasgow
2019	Swindon
2023	Sheffield
Poland
2006	Miskolc
2008	Gniezno
2010	Łódź
2011	Rawicz
2013–2016	Krosno
2017–2018	Kraków
Team honours
2019, 2023	League winners
2019	Knockout Cup
2013	Premier League Fours winner
2023	SGB Championship winner

Career

Vissing made his British league debut for Stoke Potters in the 2007 Premier League speedway season^[5] before joining Peterborough Panthers for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.^[2] In 2010, he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Ipswich Witches during the 2010 Elite League speedway season. The following season in 2011, he signed for Birmingham Brummies but soon moved on to Somerset Rebels for 2012.^[2] He then spent three years in Scotland with Edinburgh Monarchs and Berwick Bandits respectively.^[2]

He was part of the Edinburgh Monarchs team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 14 July 2013, at the East of England Arena.^[6]

In 2016, he joined Workington Comets and then rode again for Berwick in 2017. He was a member of the Swindon Robins team in the SGB Premiership 2019 that won the league and Knockout cup double.^[7] He also had two solid seasons in the Championship, helping Glasgow Tigers to two second place finishes in 2018 and 2019.

After a COVID-19 pandemic cancelled 2020 season he was released by Newcastle Diamonds for the SGB Championship 2021 because of travel restrictions.^[8]

In 2022, he re-joined and rode for the Birmingham Brummies in the SGB Championship 2022.^[1] In 2023, he returned to Glasgow for the SGB Championship 2023,^[9] where he won the league title.^[10] He tasted more success when during the latter part of the season he signed for Sheffield Tigers^[11] and helped them win the league title.^[12]

Vissing joined Workington Comets for the 2024 season.^[13]

References

1. "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
2. "Claus Vissing". WWOS backup. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
3. "Claus Vissing Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
4. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
5. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
6. "2013 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
7. "ARCHIVE OF LINKS FROM THE 2019 BRITISH SEASON". British Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
8. "MOUNTAIN BACK AT NEWCASTLE". Speedway Star. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
9. "Tigers complete with Vissing". British Speedway. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
10. "Tigers take title glory". Glasgow Tigers Speedway. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
11. "Sheffield Tigers Speedway: Tigers hit by fresh injury blow as Claus Vissing ruled out against Wolverhampton". The Star. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
12. "Tigers champions in Grand Final drama". British Speedway. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
13. "New signing for Workington Comets revealed". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 31 August 2024.