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

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

/> Speedway GP‘People said he shouldn’t be riding!’ – Thomsen powers to SGP win in Gorzow9 HOURS AGO 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. Thomsen takes SGP win in Gorzow as Zmarzlik extends championship lead Speedway GP Round 5 as it happened — Thomsen takes the victory in Gorzow ‘How on earth did he stay up?’ – Zmarzlik somehow stays upright after mid-race ‘argy-bargy’ 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.” GORZOW RESULTS 1.

Anders Thomsen — 20 2. Martin Vaculik — 18 3. Bartosz Zmarzlik — 16 4.

Patryk Dudek — 14 5. Dan Bewley — 12 6. Robert Lambert —