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European Pairs Speedway Championship: Team Denmark wins the title The Championship was close and competitive in the fight for the title, but in the end, the fireworks fizzled out and Team Poland this time handed over the crown to Team Denmark. In a thrilling season finale in Lonigo, Italy, Rasmus Jensen and Fredrik Jakobsen made the difference and took the European Pairs Speedway Championship’s title. After a delay of three hours due to track remedial works following the heavy rain fell during the week before the meeting, spectators could enjoy a real challenge with a very interesting meeting, good overtake and several close races. The Danish pair was on maximum points after four exits and seemed on course to a full maximum but dropped a couple of points to rampant Tom Brennan, Leon Flint and Dan Thompson from Great Britain. On the deciding heat against outgoing Polish champions, they collected

European Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship: Parnitskyi Nazar is the new 2024 Champion! Thrilling races at the Waldstadion in Herxheim bei Landau, Germany, in the Final of the European Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship. The site is well-known for Long Track races and has been a major venue for the longer form of Speedway. It hosted the Final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 1984, 1990 and 1996. Since the introduction of the Grand Prix series in 1997, the track has been selected multiple times to hold a round of the series. The most recent being 2024. Furthermore, the track occasionally holds conventional Speedway and was chosen to hold the qualifying round of the 2012 Speedway World Cup.   Today the Waldstadion became the perfect venue for an exhilarating display of skill and determination as the Under 19 Championship unfolded amidst an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation.

SEC: Andzejs Lebedevs claims the 2024 title The battle for the European title and a spot in the 2025 Speedway Grand Prix series began in Debrecen. On Hungarian soil, it was Andzejs Lebedevs who performed best, securing his first triumph in a single round of the SEC, losing just one point throughout the event. Next, the competition moved to Grudziądz, where Kacper Woryna and Piotr Pawlicki were unmatched in the main round. However, in the final race, they were both outdone by Leon Madsen, who, after an underwhelming performance in Debrecen, returned to the fight for top honors. The third round of the season took place in Güstrow, where Lebedevs claimed his second victory of the series. The 2017 Individual European Champion defeated Leon Madsen in an exciting final race. The leader of the overall standings before the decisive round was Andzejs Lebedevs and expectations did not disappoint. Final 4

European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship: team Poland claims the 2024 title Expectations have not been disappointed. Team Poland underlined its supremacy by securing the European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship title at the Final 3 staged at the iconic Markéta Stadium in Prague, the Czech Republic. Strengthened by two victories on home soil in June and last weekend in Slovenia, team Poland was ready to grab the third win, but with 29 points team Germany surprised everybody by winning the final event of the season. Carlos Gennerich and Janet Konzack took the first step of the podium ahead of team Poland (27 points) and Great Britain (26 points). Germany’s impressive performance in the final round added excitement to an unforgettable competition but wasn’t enough to topple the Poles from the championship podium. In fact, the second position in Prague was enough for Maksymilian Pawełczak, Maksymilian Kostera and Karol Szmyd to conquer

European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship: team Poland wins Final 2 by one point over home heroes Two months after Final 1 in Poland, the European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship was back in action at Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia, for Final 2. After the domination on home soil, once more the Polish team put on an outstanding show fighting against a fierce team Slovenia, which fought until the very end for the victory at home race in front of an ecstatic home crowd cheering for their local heroes. Even if the Slovenian Sven Cerjak put it all scoring 20 points in 7 heats, resulting as the best rider of the challenge, thanks to the performance of Karol Szmyd, Maksymilian Pawełczak and Maksymilian Kostera, team Poland won with a one-point lead over team Slovenia. Williams Cairns and Cooper Rushen carried the British flag high but had the settle with the

European Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship: Bastian Pedersen wins Semi Final 2 in Germany Bastian Pedersenof dominated the Semi Final 2 of the European Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship in Güstrow, Germany. The Danish rider won after a run-off win against the Polish Oskar Paluch, with Adam Bubba Bednář from the Czech Republic completing the rostrum. On a very hot, sunny day, dropped points made it a battle for some riders to reach the top eight and advance to the Final. For others, they were looking beyond that to reach those podium positions and lay down a marker before the final. This led to some fiercely contested heats of speedway. William Drejer took the last qualification spot, scoring 8 points in three races. However, a crash in his fourth race saw him disqualified and taken to the hospital, missing his last ride. Ben Iken was the hosts' top finisher, on

Individual Speedway Championship: Andzejs Lebedevs triumphs in the third round in Güstrow The Individual Speedway Championship stopped in Güstrow, Germany, for a thrilling weekend of action. Riders had their last chance to earn valuable points before the grand finale of the series, which will take place on September 21st at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland. Winner of Final 1 in Debrecen, Andzejs Lebedevs made a lightning start in the first race of the day, kicking off the competition with a victory. In the second race, the large crowd witnessed a thrilling battle between Jacob Thorssell and Rasmus Jensen, with the Dane coming out on top. Jensen continued his winning streak in the second series, unexpectedly defeating Mikkel Michelsen and Piotr Pawlicki, who were among the top contenders at the halfway point of the SEC. Along with Jensen, Lebedevs remained unbeaten. The Latvian rider capitalized on his speed and confidently

European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship: Team Poland grabs the title After a few year's break in organising international events, in very hot weather conditions Kraków hosted the Final of the European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship. Thanks to the excellent job of the organizers and staff, the track ensured many good racing lines for young riders, which turned into an exciting challenge. Under 23 riders had been passionate about winning the title and fought hard for heat wins. From the beginning, it was obvious that the way to the gold medal would be only possible by beating the Polish Team. In the middle of the event, after heat 8, the paper turned a bit and the Czech Team was able to get closer thanks to a few mistakes of the Polish. Home hero Mateusz Cierniak, two times U21 World Champion, did not drop a point and helped his team with

European 85cc Youth Speedway Racing Cup: Elias Jamil is the new champion! The single round of the European 85cc Youth Speedway Racing Cup was raced in Slangerup, Denmark, in perfect weather conditions. As in previous years, once more Denmark ruled the Cup at the end of a thrilling challenge with many overtaking. Sixth in 2023, this time Elias Jamil grabbed the title after a great fight against German rider Niklas Bager. The Danish claimed his first victory after a safe and controlled action. P3 for another German rider, Tyler Haupt. Links FIM Europe Track Racing Visit SEC official web site

European Pairs Speedway Championship: Team Germany rules QR in Germany Action and drama in Stralsund, Germany, where the home team (Kevin Wölbert, Norick Blödorn) won the QR of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. With team Germany on the first step of the podium, it was an exciting challenge until the last for the two qualifying spots with team Great Britain (Tom Brennan, Leon Flint, Ashton Boughen) and team Czech Republic (Jan Kvéch, Adam Bubba Bednář, Matous Kamenik). In the end, thanks to a very good performance by its leader Brennan, who scored a set of 18 points, the second place went to Great Britain thanks to one point. It is worth noting that Andriy Karpov came to Germany straight from Ukraine to take part in the competition as the only Ukrainian representative. The Final of the European Pairs Speedway Championship will be held in Lonigo, Italy, on October 20th. Links