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European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship: Denmark rules the second round After the first round in Slovenia, the second round of the European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship was raced at Autoexperten Arena in Motala, Sweden. Even if the race was delayed due to the weather conditions, the event confirmed a great show with lots of fight, fights and emotions. This time Team Denmark won ahead of Poland at the end of a tough final heat. Third position for Sweden after beating Germany in the B final. Final classification 1.    Denmark - Mikkel Andersen, Patrick Kruse, TM Erik Gundersen 2.    Poland - Kacper Mania, Maksymilian, Filip Beszkowski, TM Robert Kosciecha 3.    Sweden - Rasmus Karlsson, Leo Klason, TM Magnus Sandberg, TM Richard Karlsson Standing 1.    Denmark, 22 points 2.    Poland, 22 points 3.    Sweden, 16 points Links Visit the Track Racing page Visit SEC official web site

SEC Starting list for the round in Güstrow Riders have been assigned their numbers for the second round of the TAURON SEC, which will take place on the fifth of August at the Güstrow track. In the first race of the competition, four riders will line up under the tapes for which It’s going to be their first TAURON SEC event in this year, namely Dominik Kubera, Andreas Lyager, Janusz Kołodziej, and Grzegorz Zengota. They were forced to withdraw from the opening round in Częstochowa due to injuries. Dimitri Berge drew number seven. Will the French rider be able to repeat his phenomenal performance from the first round and secure his position at the top of the series? He will start from the second gate in his first race. His rivals will be Jan Kvech, Adam Ellis and Antonio Lindbåck. The series leader, Leon Madsen, will compete with number 14.

European Individual Grass Track Championship: SF2 in France Semi Final 2 of the European Individual Grass Track Championship in Tayac, France, for a race in dry perfect conditions after the rain of the morning. At the end of a very close race, the British Andrew Appelton won ahead of French riders Mathias Tressarieu and Lordan Dubernard. The Final is scheduled on July 22nd in Werlte, Germany. Top three 1. Andrew Appelton, GBR 2. Mathias Tressarieu, FRA 3. Lordan Dubernard, FRA   Links Visit the Track Racing page Visit SEC official web site

European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship: first race in Slovenia The first round of the 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship was raced in Krsko, Slovenia, in perfect weather conditions on Sunday 2nd July as the original date of 1st July was postponed because of the heavy rain. 8 national pairs and two mixed teams divided into two groups battled for the top three places of their groups to secure places in Finals C, B and A. In a thrilling day with exciting battles, the young up and coming riders showed great skills and teams qualified into finals C, B and A, that were not decided until the last races in their groups. At the end team Poland win ahead Denmark and Sweeden. Top three 1.    Poland 2.    Denmark 3.    Sweeden Links Visit the Track Racing page Visit SEC official web site

SEC: Madsen begins the march to defend the title Final1 of the SEC – Speedway European Championship, took place on June 17th in Częstochowa, Poland. The start of the competition was not easy for the current European Champion Leon Madsen. However, after an unsuccessful first race where he finished in third position, he found his rhythm. Alongside his compatriot, Mikkel Michelsen, he led the classification after the heat stages, accumulating thirteen points. The Częstochowa track allowed for intense battles right from the first race. Adam Ellis proved this by securing three points in the opening race with a successful outside attack. Unfortunately for the Englishman, his subsequent performances were only worse.
On a positive note, Niels Kristian Iversen impressed the gathered fans. The Danish rider, who competed in Częstochowa as a replacement for the injured Grzegorz Zengota, made the most of the opportunity given to him by fate. He finished in

European U19 Individual Speedway Championship: SF1 in Norway won by local hero Pollestad The meeting was run on a beautiful track situated in Norwegian city of Elgane. The fans watched the future stars of speedway fiercely fighting for promotion to the Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship Final which will take place on August 19 in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland. Riders competed for eight places awarded with promotion to the finals. Local fans could enjoy the victory of the Norwegian Mathias Pollestad, who won in front of his crowd. Overall top three Mathias Pollestad, NOR Damian Ratajczak, POL William Drejer, DEN Links Visit the Track Racing page Visit SEC official web site

European Under23 Team Speedway Championship: Germany hosted the QR The Qualifying round of the European Under23 Team Speedway Championship took place in Stralsund, Germany. The city is located at the southern coast of the Strelasund, a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the Pomeranian mainland. In a sunny day Teams from the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Sweden and Germany fought to qualify for the Final. In the end, the tournament was won by the Swedish team, which beat the Czech team by 9 points. Third place went to the UK team. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic) was the best rider of the day with 13 points. Casper Henriksson was awarded the mayor's prize for his victory in the final race, in which the top competitors competed. Now eyes on the Final, that will take place on July 22nd in Macon, France. Final results Sweden, 38 points

Individual Speedway Euro Championship: wild cards announced foto. JAREK PABIJANjarek.pabijan@wp.pltel. +48 601 83 62 58 The FIM Europe has selected five riders who will compete in this year's European Championship, as well as four reserves who will wait for their chances. Antonio Lindbaeck from Sweden fought for a spot in the SEC Challenge in Hungary and competed in additional races. In the end, he lost the competition to Andreas Lyager, but fans of this fierce rider can rest assured. The bronze medalist of SEC in the 2015 season will join the lineup of TAURON SEC 2023. In Częstochowa, Guestrow, Bydgoszcz, and Pardubice, we will also see Andzejs Lebedevs from Latvia. The 2017 European champion needs no special introduction. The Cellfast Wilki Krosno rider definitely has an appetite for winning a medal. He particularly likes the track in Guestrow, where he finished second in 2017. In Guestrow, German fans will warmly

Individual Speedway Euro Championship: Berge wins SEC challenge In Nagyhalasz, Hungary, we finally met the next five participants of the SEC - Individual Speedway Euro Championship. Dimitri Berge, Kacper Woryna, Jan Kvech, Grzegorz Zengota and Andreas Lyager advanced to the series and will fight for the title of Individual European Champion. The Frenchman sealed his promotion already in the fourth series, when he reached the finish line first for the fourth consecutive time and got 12 points. He recorded his first defeat only in race 19, in which he was third. Promotion to the TAURON SEC series was won by two representatives of Poland - Kacper Woryna and Grzegorz Zengota. Both scored 10 points each, and their promotion means that we will see at least five Poles in the fight for the title of Individual European Champion. In addition to Woryna and Zengota, Janusz Kolodziej, Patryk Dudek and Dominik Kubera

Individual Speedway Euro Championship: QR2, QR3, QR4 With all the Qualifying round held with success, we finally got to know the line-up for SEC Challenge, which will take place on May 14 in Nagyhalasz, Hungary. SEC Challenge participants 1. Grzegorz Zengota (Poland) 2. Jan Kvech (Czech Rep.) 3. Martin Smolinski (Germany) 4. Mads Hansen (Denmark) 5. Antonio Lindbaeck (Sweden) 6. Andreas Lyager (Denmark) 7. Kacper Woryna (Poland) 8. Frederik Jakobsen (Denmark) 9. Timo Lahti (Finland) 10. Antti Vuolas (Finland) 11. Dimitri Berge (France) 12. Michael Jepsen Jensen (Denmark) 13. Szymon Woźniak (Poland) 14. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia) 15. Jacob Thorssell (Sweden) 16. Niels Kristian Iversen (Denmark)   QR2 Mureck – Austria After six years the SEC was back in action in Mureck, Austria, for the QR2 of the series. Timo Lahti scored 14 and won the fourth qualifying round. Unexpectedly, the second place went to another representative of Finland, Antti Vuolas.