Michael Palm Toft

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Michael Palm Toft (born 26 July 1990) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2]

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Michael Palm Toft
Born (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 (age 34)
Odense, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2008–2009, 2013–2017Esbjerg
2010–2011, 2023Outrup/Region Varde
2012Fjelsted
2018Holsted
Great Britain
2011–2013
2015–2017, 2023–2024
Scunthorpe
2012, 2017–2019, 2023–2024King's Lynn
2013, 2022Plymouth
2014Belle Vue
2015–2016, 2018
2021–2022
Peterborough
2017Somerset
2018Leicester
2018–2021Redcar
Poland
2023Piła
Team honours
2021tier 1 league champion
2012tier 2 league champion
2023Championship Knockout Cup
2018SGB Championship Fours
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Palm Toft began his British career riding for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2011.[3] The following year he helped Scunthorpe win the 2012 Premier League title[4] In 2017, he captained Scunthorpe for the season.

He was part of the Peterborough Panthers team that won the SGB Championship Fours, which was held on 1 July 2018, at the Media Prime Arena.[5][6]

In 2021, he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the Peterborough Panthers in the SGB Premiership 2021, in addition to the Redcar Bears in the SGB Championship 2021.[7] He rode at No 1 in the Peterborough team that won the SGB Premiership 2021.

In 2022, he rode for the Peterborough again, in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Plymouth Gladiators in the SGB Championship 2022.[7] In 2023, he returned to two previous clubs signing for King's Lynn Stars for the SGB Premiership 2023[8] and the Scunthorpe Scorpions for the SGB Championship 2023,[9] where he helped the team win the Knockout Cup.[10]

He re-signed for King's Lynn for 2024 Premiership,[11] and Scunthorpe for the Championship season[12] but had a setback in June when he broke his collarbone riding for Scunthorpe at Berwick and subsequently required surgery.[13]

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