Andzejs Lebedevs is the only Speedway Euro Championship winner who did not win a single round of the competition in the season he became champion. His high scoring and consistent form made the Latvian take home the trophy for the 2017 Individual European Champion.
Bydgoszcz hosted the 'Kryterium Asów' tournament, which started the speedway season in Poland. The competition featured the regular participants of SEC 2022 - Mikkel Michelsen, Patryk Dudek and Daniel Bewley.
Nicki Pedersen and Leon Madsen are the riders with the highest number of points in SEC history. Both have won their titles in unusual circumstances and the way, how the three-time Individual World Champion got his gold deserves special attention.
David Bellego is one of the unluckiest riders of the SEC cycle. The French representative took part in the 2019-2021 series, but each time injuries prevented him from starting in all rounds of the competition. Nevertheless, Bellego has proven that he can be a candidate to win a medal in the SEC cycle.
In 2020 Timo Lahti proved that he deserves a place among the best riders of Europe. Finnish rider stood on the podium in Gniezno and Toruń and lacked only two points to place in the TOP 5. Last year's competitions were not successful for him, but the rider emphasizes that it is a matter of equipment problems - I am a better rider than what you saw in last season.
Jarosław Hampel's silver medal and bronze medals won by Patryk Dudek and Krzysztof Kasprzak - that is the collection of medals of the Polish representatives in the Speedway Euro Championship series. The Poles play a significant role in the Individual European Championships almost every year, but it does not always translate into their successes.
Jarosław Hampel's silver medal and bronze medals won by Patryk Dudek and Krzysztof Kasprzak - that is the collection of medals of the Polish representatives in the Speedway Euro Championship series. The Poles play a significant role in the Individual European Championships almost every year, but it does not always translate into their successes.
In relation to the situation in Ukraine, the FIM Board of Directors has unanimously condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The decisions that have been taken during an extraordinary meeting mean, that riders of Motorcycle Federation of Russia (MFR) and the Belarusian Federation of Motorcycle Sport (BFMS) are not allowed to participate in the Speedway Euro Championship 2022.
The Danes dominate the Individual European Championship in the new formula. So far, Leon Madsen, Mikkel Michelsen and Nicki Pedersen have won a total of four championship titles and 16 rounds of the Speedway Euro Championship series.
Daniel Bewley is the third representative of Great Britain who finished the SEC series in the TOP 5. Last year's rookie won a spot in SEC 2022 in an extra heat, in which he beat Bartosz Smektała.
Thanks to his heroic performance during the final round in Rzeszów, Martin Vaculik became the first winner of the Speedway Euro Championship series. The Slovak entered in the competition as a candidate to win a medal, but only few expected him to stand on the highest step of the podium of the Individual European Championships.
Kai Huckenbeck can become the sixth rider in the history of SEC, who took part in more than 100 races of the Individual European Championship. To make it happen, the representative of Germany must take part in at least one round of this year's competition.
