DENMARK regained the World Cup.DENMARK regained the World Cup by seeing off Poland in a dramatic, weather-affected Final at Vojens on Saturday. The Poles led for much of the meeting but began to lose ground in the closing stages when Rune Holta Rune Holta (born August 29, 1973), is one of the top speedway riders in the world. Holta is born in Stavanger, Norway, and grew up in Randaberg. He has been a Polish citizen since 2002, which allows him to represent Poland in international competitions. suffered a mechanical failure in Heat 20 and Jarek Hampel then crashed out of the next race. It led to them deploying the joker in the penultimate race of the night, but Tomasz Gollob Tomasz Gollob (born April 11 1971 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who most recently took part in the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix season. Career honours was kept in second place by Niels-Kristian Iversen which was enough to clinch the trophy for Denmark. Heavy rain before and during the meeting caused difficult track conditions, and there were several incidents - the most serious of which saw Jason Crump Jason Phillip Crump (born August 6 1975 in Bristol, England)[1] is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a two-time Speedway World Champion and a former World Under-21 Champion. suffer a wrist injury when he was taken down by Sweden's Peter Ljung in Heat 3. Crump's withdrawal after just two rides destroyed Australia's chances, while Sweden scored just three points from the first six races but recovered well and managed to put some pressure on the top two. Danish skipper Hans Andersen Hans Andersen is the name of:
"There was a lot to fight against with the weather and getting all the riders clicking, but we came together and it's fantastic to win on home soil." DENMARK 49: Nicki Pedersen Nicki Pedersen (born 2 April 1977 in Odense, Denmark) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He was the Speedway World Champion of 2003 and 2007 and a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner. 11, Bjarne Pedersen Bjarne Pedersen (born 12 July 1978 in Holstebro, Denmark) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who most recently took part in the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix season. Career highlights Pedersen began his speedway career in 1990. 11, Hans Andersen 11, Kenneth Bjerre 9, Niels-Kristian Iversen 7. POLAND 46: Tomasz Gollob 14, Wieslaw Jagus 12, Jarek Hampel 11, Rune Holta 5, Grzegorz Walasek 4. SWEDEN 39: Fredrik Lindgren 16, Jonas Davidsson 10, Andreas Jonsson 9, Peter Ljung 4, Daniel Nermark 0. AUSTRALIA 21: Leigh Adams 6, Ryan Sullivan 5, Chris Holder 4, Jason Crump 3, Davey Watt 3. |
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