{{Short description|Danish speedway rider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use British English|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox Speedway rider | name = Bastian Pedersen | image = | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|28 April 2006}} | birth_place = Denmark | death_date = | death_place =
| career1 = '''Denmark''' | career2 = [[Holsted Speedway Klub|Holsted]] | years2 = 2023–2025 | career3 = '''Poland''' | career4 = [[KS Toruń|Toruń]] | years4 = 2023 | career5 = [[Start Gniezno|Gniezno]] | years5 = 2025
| indivyear1 = 2024 | indivhonour1 = [[Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship|Danish U21]] champion | indivyear2 = 2024 | indivhonour2 = [[European Under-19 Individual Speedway Championship|European U19 silver]] | teamyear1 = 2024 | teamhonour1 = [[European Team Speedway Championship|European Team Championship]] silver }} '''Bastian Pedersen''' (born 28 April 2006) is an international [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway rider]] from Denmark.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/riders/bastian-pedersen |title=Bastian Pedersen |website=FIM |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://speedwaynews.pl/zuzel/bastian-pedersen-w-toruniu-mam-wszystko-potrzebne-do-rozwoju/ |title=Bastian Pedersen: W Toruniu mam wszystko potrzebne do rozwoju |website=Speedway News |date=4 March 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>
== Speedway career == In 2023, Pedersen rode for [[Holsted Tigers]] during the [[2023 Danish speedway season]] and for [[KS Toruń]] (U24) during the [[2023 Polish speedway season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zuzelend.com/zaw,1192,bastian-pedersen |title=Bastian Pedersen |website=Zuzelend |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>
Pedersen came to prominence when he represented the [[Denmark national speedway team]] during the [[European Team Speedway Championship]] in 2024 and was part of the team that won the silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.fim-europe.eu/event/Poland,Grudzi%C4%85dz,2024-04-06/European-Team-Speedway-Championship-1622/results/Final-10381 |title=European Team Speedway Championship - Final |website=FIM |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>
Also in 2024, Pedersen qualified for the final series of the [[2024 SGP2]] (the World U21 Championship)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/swedish-duo-among-sgp2-qualifiers |title=Swedish duo among SGP2 qualifiers | website=FIM Speedway|access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gbspeedwayteam.com/news/european-preview-sgp2 |title=European Preview SGP2 | website=British Speedway|date=7 June 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref> and won the bronze medal at the [[2024 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gazetalubuska.pl/medale-dla-mlodych-ze-stali-i-falubazu-tytul-mistrzow-dla-polakow/ar/c2-18762767 |title=Medals for the young from Stal and Falubaz. Champions title for the Poles |website=Gazeta Lubuska |access-date=28 August 2024}}</ref> After winning the [[Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship|Danish U21 title]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://danskspeedway.dk/ |title=Danish Speedway 2024 |website=Dansk Speedway |access-date=19 September 2024 }}</ref> his season ended with him starring in the super final, when his team Holsted finished runner-up in the [[Danish Speedway League]] during the [[2024 Danish speedway season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/mjj-stars-as-slangerup-ends-13-year-danish-title-drought |title=MJJ stars as Slangerup ends 13-year Danish title drought |website=FIM Speedway |access-date=19 September 2024 }}</ref> Pedersen won the silver medal at the [[2024 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|2024 U19 European Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/09/14/7475053/ |title=17-year-old Ukrainian wins stage of World Youth Championship |website=[[Ukrainska Pravda]] |access-date=5 October 2024 }}</ref>
== Family == He is the son of former speedway rider [[Ronni Pedersen]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/danish-shooting-star-pedersen-handed-sgp2-wild-card-for-weekend-of-champions-in-vojens|title=Pedersen handed SGP2 wild card in Vojens|website=FIM Speedway |access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref> and the nephew of three-time [[Individual Speedway World Championship|Individual Speedway World Champion]] [[Nicki Pedersen]].
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