We have already known the official starting numbers before the third round of Speedway European Championships in Holsted, Denmark, which is coming soon. On the 9th of August at Moldow Speedway Arena German, Martin Smolinski will start with the first number. The fourth heat looks really interesting because there will fight current leader of the series, Nicki Pedersen, runner Emil Sayfutdinov and Martin Vaculik, who is defending the title.
Martin Smolinski can’t be satisfied with the two rounds of Speedway European Championships. He is now only fifteenth with eight points in general classification and dreams of a good result must be postponed for the next year.
Niels Kristian Iversen has got the wild card for the third round of Individual European Championships, which takes place on the 9th of August in Holsted (Denmark, from the organizers of Speedway European Championships. Reserved riders will be Patrick Hougaard and Rasmus Jensen.
Maksims Bogdanovs hasn’t qualified to Speedway European Championships series but due to the injury of Grigorij Laguta, Latvian has already started twice – in Gustrow and Togliatti. Both starts were quite successful because both in Germany and Russia he scored 8 points.
The sixth rider of general classification of SEC, third in Togliatti, Russia, had a nasty crash in Sweden. He has right ankle sprain of the second degree with the damage of the tri - angular ligament. It sounds complicated but “Duzers” calms that he will manage to recover for another round of Speedway European Championships which is on the 9th of August in Holsted.
Danish city Kolding has become an official host city of the third round of SEC which takes place on the 9th of August at Moldow Speedway Arena in Holsted. Thanks to the agreement which was signed with One Sport, the city will be seen on promotional and branding materials and can fully use the promotional opportunities which are provided by SEC and transmission on Eurosport. It is Kolding where the whole SEC team and the riders will live.
Tuesday evening is reserved for Swedish Elitserien. Fans during the eleventh round had an opportunity to see really exciting match in which present champions met with vice – champions. The match Piraterna – Elit Vetlanda provided a lot of emotions and nobody could grumble. In the meeting between Dackarna and Smederna Patryk Dudek was injured.
Two tournaments of Speedway European Championships, two wins of Nicki Pedersen. The first one convincing, the second quite lucky but also deserved. Nicki Pedersen is seeking the European Champion title, the title which he lost last season at the very last moment.
Nicki Pedersen won the second round of the Speedway European Championships in Togliatti. On the podium were also Emil Sajfutdinow and Patryk Dudek. Dane maintained the leading position of general classification Speedway European Championships. Pedersen has one point ahead of Emil Sayfutdinov.
This is already tomorrow! In Togliatti, Russia at 6 p. m. (CET) the second round of Speedway European Championships will start. Below the official starting list and heat after heat list can be found. The transmission on Eurosport!
On the 16th July bikes of the riders, who are taking part in Speedway European Championships, started long journey to Togliatti, which is almost thousand kilometers from Moscow. It’s already this Saturday, on the 20th July at 8 p. m. (local time) when there is the second round of Individual European Championship.
Stal Gorzów beat Unibax Toruń in a postponed match of the tenth round of ENEA Ekstraliga. Riders from Gorzów won 53:37 but team from Toruń got bonus points. The best rider of the home team was Krzysztof Kasprzak, who lost only once with Emil Sajfutdinow and Niels Kristian Iversen, who lost in the fifteenth heat with Darcy Ward.