Mikkel Bech Jensen (born 31 August 1994), often referred to simply as Mikkel Bech, is a

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rider.

Career

Born in Næstved and raised in

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, Bech took up speedway at the age of 4, and began his senior career with

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022)

. He made his debut in British speedway in 2011, riding for Swindon Robins towards the end of the season, but turned down the chance to return in 2012 in order to complete his education.Teenage wonder Mikkel B Jensen puts school before speedway
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'', 9 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2014 He returned to Britain in 2013, joining

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team Plymouth Devils midway through the year and ending the season as the team's number one rider.Pilnick, Brent (2013)
Plymouth Devils sign Danish World Cup rider Mikkel Bech Jensen
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, 31 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014 He moved up to the Elite League in 2014 with

Lakeside Hammers The Lakeside Hammers were a speedway team who most recently raced in the SGB Championship in 2018. They were founded (as the Arena-Essex Hammers) by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe. The team were nicknamed the Hamme ...

. Bech finished third in the 2012 Under-21 World Championship, and was part of the Danish team that won the Under-21 World Cup in 2013. Bech won the Danish Junior Championship in 2014. He has signed to ride for Esbjerg, Start Gniezno, and Lakeside Hammers in 2015.AJ & Bech Back for Hammers
, speedwaygb.co, 28 November 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014 He has competed in three Speedway Grand Prix and has represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bech, Mikkel 1994 births Living people Danish speedway riders Lakeside Hammers riders Swindon Robins riders People from Næstved Municipality Sportspeople from Region Zealand