Quick Questions with Malene Kejlstrup Sørensen

Name: Malene Kejlstrup Sørensen
Socials: @malene_kejlstrup
Age: 20
Hometown: Holbæk, Denmark
Sponsors: Hebo, Cykelgear, Maxparts

What is your BMX origin story – How did you get into BMX? Well… My dad raced BMX so he took me to the local track, and then I just thought it was super cool. I kept riding my bike ever since.

What languages do you speak? Danish, English and a little German as well

Your top three tracks: 

1. Glasgow
2. Copenhagen 
3. Kampen

Top three songs to get you pumped It changes so much, but right now:

1. Vi ta’r guldet med hjem
2. “Venom” by Eminem
3. ATZENMODUS

Three people who inspire you and why: A lot of people inspire me in different kinds of ways. I feel inspired every time I go to a track and see a small kid sending it. I get inspired when someone makes a good result and I want to accomplish it as well. So no specific persons, just getting inspired by different things.

What is a trend in BMX you want to stop seeing? Stiffies, it’s just too sketchy to watch 😉

How do you spend your days off your bike? Working, lifting weights, spending time with fam, enjoying life. And of course, reading a lot of books

Favourite person to train with? Always nice being pushed by the boys. But Simone Christensen (Former Bmx’er) would always be my fav to train with.

What race shoes do you wear? Force MTB shoes

What race pants do you wear? Hebo, soo good

Most inspirational quote: “I know exactly what I want, and I won’t stop until I get it.”

Best advice given: “It’s always a good day to go send it.”

Your biggest fear? Small sharks, big sharks and all kinds of sharks

Your proudest accomplishment? Becoming someone’s idol. That’s the craziest thing I’ll ever accomplish I guess.

Three guilty pleasures:

1. All you can eat
2. Watching Greys Anatomy for the 4th time
3. Watching other people crash on the bike and find it a bit funny.

Your worst habit?  I’m my own biggest enemy when it comes to Sport

If you could hire someone to help you in some sort of aspect of your life, what would it be? I really don’t know to be honest, I feel Iike I got the people I need to be happy 🙂

Your top three future goals you want to achieve: 

1. Be one people would remember.
2. Olympic Goal
3. Sending big jumps all around the world