Sebastian Aldén Explained

Sebastian Aldén
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:7 November 1985
Birth Place:Västerås, Sweden
Career1:Sweden
Years2:2004–2006, 2011–2013
Career2:Masarna
Years3:2007
Career3:Dackarna
Years4:2010
Career4:Rospiggarna
Years5:2012–2013
Career5:Hammarby
Career6:Poland
Years7:2004, 2009–2011
Career7:Rawicz
Years8:2006
Career8:Gniezno
Years9:2007
Career9:Zielona Góra
Years10:2008
Career10:Rybnik
Career11:Great Britain
Years12:2005–2008, 2012
Career12:Swindon Robins
Years13:2011–2013, 2016
Career13:Berwick Bandits
Years14:2013
Career14:King's Lynn Stars
Career15:Denmark
Years16:2007
Career16:Slangerup
Teamyear1:2012
Teamhonour1:Elite League
Teamyear2:2008
Teamhonour2:Elite Shield Winner
Teamyear3:2012
Teamhonour3:Premier League Fours Champion

Sebastian Carl Aldén (born 7 November 1985 in Västerås, Sweden) is a triathlete and former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Aldén started racing in the British leagues during the 2005 Elite League speedway season, when riding for the Swindon Robins.[5]

He sustained a broken heel in the Robins' Elite League fixture against Belle Vue in July 2008. He recovered and returned for Swindon later in the season but broke his collarbone in another crash at Coventry and was unable to ride for the Robins in the Elite League play-offs.[6]

He was part of the Berwick Bandits team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 15 July 2012, at the East of England Arena.[7] The same season he rode a few times for Swindon and helped them win the 2012 Elite League.[8]

In 2013, he rode for the King's Lynn Stars in the British Elite League.[9]

In May 2016, during a game against the team Sheffield Tigers, Aldén suffered a neck fracture in a crash.[10] After the crash he began to participate in triathlons.[11] In 2022 he qualified for the Ironman World Championship but did not participate.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 17 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Alden, Sebastian Carl. Polish Speedway Database . 17 February 2023.
  3. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 27 June 2023.
  4. News: Bergwall . Niclas . 2016-05-28 . Speedwayförare bröt nacken efter krasch . . 34 . sv.
  5. Web site: Sebastian Aldén . WWOS Backup . 8 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Alden Injury Update . World Speedway . 2008 . 2008-10-31.
  7. Web site: Berwick Win PL Fours . Berwick Speedway . 8 July 2023.
  8. Web site: You Muddy Heroes!! . Swindon Web . 4 April 2024.
  9. Web site: 2008 . Sebastian Alden profile . Swindon Speedway . 2008-07-19.
  10. News: Ericson . Stefan . 2016-11-25 . Efter nackfrakturen – Masarnas Sebastian Aldén siktar på en Svensk klassiker . 2024-07-29 . . sv.
  11. News: Stenkvist . Mikael . 2020-08-24 . Sebastian Aldén satsar på ny sport efter otäcka kraschen i speedway: 'Bara millimeter från att dö eller blir förlamad' . 2024-07-29 . . sv.
  12. News: Stenkvist . Mikael . 2022-08-15 . Sebastian Aldén kvalade in till Ironman på Hawaii – men avstår start . 2024-07-29 . . sv.