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2016 Speedway World Cup
The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the sixteenth Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international Motorcycle speedway, speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 23 July and 30 July 2016 and involved nine national teams. It was won by Poland national speedway team, Poland, the first time they achieved success since 2013, and the seventh time in total. They beat hosts Great Britain national speedway team, Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden national speedway team, Sweden finished third with Australia national speedway team, Australia in fourth. Qualification Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano - 2 June 2016 Qualified teams Tournament Final The final was staged on 30 July at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester. It was won by Poland national speedway team, Poland, the seventh time they had done so since the World Cup was launched in 2001. They beat ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is a motorcycle speedway event for national teams held in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was held in 2001 and replaced the old Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup which ran from 1960 until 2000. The competition was held annually until 2017 when it was replaced by the Speedway of Nations pairs event. The Speedway World Cup returned in 2023 and will be held every three years. Past winners Medal classification Participating nations ;Legend * – Champions. * – Runners-up. * – Third place. * – Qualified, but withdrew. * – Did not qualify. * – Did not enter or withdrew. * – Race-off and final hosts. Format The current tournament format consists of two semi finals with the winner qualifying for the grand final and the second and third place teams entering a race off. In the four team race off only the winner will join the two semi final winners and the hosts in the grand final. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjasts Puodžuks
Kjastas Poudžuks (born 23 August 1986) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia and the former Latvian champion. Speedway career Puodžuks rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Oxford Cheetahs during the 2005 Elite League speedway season. He was signed by the Oxford promoter Nigel Wagstaff. Puodžuks was part of the Lokomotiv Daugavpils team that first competed in the Polish leagues in 2005. In 2009, he rode for the first time in the Allsvenskan (the Swedish leagues). Speedway Grand Prix results Honours * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix): **2006 - 21 place (4 points) **2007 - (1 points) * Individual U-21 World Championship: **2007 - 13 place (3 point) *Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup): **''2006 - 4 place in Qualifying round 1 (11 points)'' ** ''2009 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 2 (15 points)'' * Individual U-19 European Championship: **2002 - track reserve (2 points) **2004 - 5 place (10 points) **2005 - Silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Speedway World Cup Event 1
Event One of the 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup was the opening race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on 23 July 2016 at Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark and was won by Poland from hosts Denmark, Russia, and the Czech Republic. As a result, Poland progressed directly to the 2016 Speedway World Cup Final, while Denmark and Russia progressed to the 2016 Speedway World Cup Race-off. The Czech Republic were eliminated. Piotr Pawlicki Jr. led Poland to the final by scoring 12 points, while Patryk Dudek, who scored 11 points, secured second place in the heat 20 to ensure Poland finished ahead of Denmark. Michael Jepsen Jensen top scored for the Danes with 18 points, while Emil Sayfutdinov was the star of the meeting, scoring 18 points for Russia. Results Scores See also * 2016 Speedway Grand Prix The 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 22nd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 71st FIM Speedway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojens
Vojens () is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 7,424 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark It was the main town of the now abolished Vojens Municipality, now the second largest town of Haderslev Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark. Vojens is located 41 km east of Ribe, 33 km south of Vejen, 29 km north of Aabenraa and 14 km west of Haderslev. Church 
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Ziga Kovacić
Ziga may refer to: People * David Kwaku Ziga (born 1922), Ghanaian politician and potter * Patricia Foufoué Ziga (born 1972), Côte d'Ivoire sprinter * Tecla San Andres Ziga Tecla Ravago San Andres Ziga (August 23, 1906 – August 17, 1992) was a female senator in the Philippines notable for being the first woman in the country to top the bar examination for law-degree graduates. Biography Early years She was bo ... (1906–1992), Filipino politician * Victor Ziga, Filipino politician Places * Ziga Department, Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso ** Ziga, Burkina Faso * Ziga, Navarre, Spain Other * Žiga, a Slovene male given name * Z (military symbol), a military symbol painted on Russian tanks during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine See also * {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matic Ivačič
Matic Ivačič (born 8 September 1993) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Slovenia. He is a four-time national champion. Honours In 2020, Ivačič became the Slovenian National Champion after winning the Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship, which ended the 18 year reign of Matej Žagar. Ivačič had previously won the silver medal behind Žagar in 2018 and 2019. In 2021, he became the Slovenia-Slovakia-Hungary National Champion and rode for Lendava. He has won the Slovenian Championship again in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2024 he made his debut in Britain, racing for Glasgow Tigers in the second tier SGB Championship. Career Details National Championships * Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship ** 2020 - 1st Place * Slovenia-Slovakia-Hungary National Championship ** Debrecen Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Škorja
Nick Škorja (born 28 July 1998) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider. Career Škorja appeared twice as a track reserve in the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix and once at the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix and 2018 Speedway Grand Prix. He has finished runner-up in the Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship in 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2022. He reached the finals of both the 2018 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and 2019 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. In 2019 he was selected for the Slovenian team for the 2019 Speedway of Nations. He would have made his British league debut for Newcastle Diamonds in 2020 but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following season he signed for Landshut Devils in the Polish league. He rode for AMD Krško in 2022. He has represented Slovenia in both the 2021 Speedway of Nations and 2022 Speedway of Nations. Major results World individual Championship * 2016 Speedway Grand Prix - 26th (12 pts) * 2017 Speedway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matej Žagar
Matej Žagar (born 3 April 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won two Individual Speedway European Champion titles in 2008 Individual Speedway European Championship, 2008 and 2009 Individual Speedway European Championship, 2009. He is 18 times Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship, Slovenian Speedway Champion. Career In 2002, he won the 2002 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and the following year made his debut in the Individual Speedway World Championship, Individual World Championship. He began his career in the United Kingdom with the Trelawny Tigers in 2003 before moving to the Reading Racers in 2004 when the Tigers closed. He became a permanent rider in the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix and 2007 Speedway Grand Prix seasons. In the UK he represented Reading, Swindon and Eastbourne before quitting the United Kingdom after an underwhelming 2010 campaign. He was touted as a potential GP wildcard for the 2012 SGP se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Vicentin
Nicolas Vicentin (born 2 May 1994) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Italy. He has earned multiple international caps for the Italy national speedway team and has competed for them at the Speedway World Cup. Biography Vicentin, came to prominence as a 17-year-old, when representing Italy during the 2011 European Pairs Speedway Championship. He has continued to represent Italy and recorded his best success in 2016, after he won the gold medal with Nico Covatti during the 2016 European Pairs Speedway Championship. Vicentin is an eight-time medalist of the Italian Individual Speedway Championship : silver (2013) and seven times bronze (2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023). In addition, he is a two-time silver medalist of the Italian Youth Championships (2011, 2012) and a bronze medalist of the Italian Pairs Championships (2012). He also competed in the final of the Speedway Under-21 World Championship The Speedway Under-21 World Championship is an annual Motorcyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guglielmo Franchetti
Guglielmo Franchetti or Gino Franchetti (born 5 October 1985) is an Italian former motorcycle speedway rider. Career Franchetti was a member of Italy national speedway team, earning 5 international caps and was twice Italian National Champion in 2009 and 2012. He rode in the British leagues for Berwick Bandits during the 2008 Premier League speedway season and 2009 Premier League speedway season. He then rode for the Plymouth Devils in 2011 and 2012. In 2017, he led the Argentine Individual Speedway Championship standings and finished fourth in the Italian Championship. Honours World Championships * Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup) ** ''2006 - 4th place in Qualifying round 2 (3 points)'' ** ''2007 - 4th place in Qualifying round 2 (8 points)'' ** ''2009 - 3rd place in Qualifying round 1 (7 points)'' ** ''2010 - 4th place in Qualifying round 2 (7 points)'' European Championships * Individual European Championship ** ''2007 - 14th place in Semi-Final A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Paco Castagna
Michele Paco Castagna (born 4 March 1994) is an Italian international speedway rider. Speedway career Castagna is four times Italian Champion, winning the Italian Individual Speedway Championship in 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2024. He has also won the Italian Junior Championship three times (2011, 2012, 2014). He has ridden in the British Speedway leagues since 2015, riding for various clubs, including Ipswich Witches in 2016. In 2019 and 2021 he rode for the Birmingham Brummies. In 2022, he rode for the Edinburgh Monarchs in the SGB Championship 2022. He won his third Italian Individual Speedway Championship during 2022. In 2023 and 2024, he re-signed for the Monarchs for the SGB Championship 2023 and the SGB Championship 2024. In 2025, he was awarded Medaglia al valore atletico in his home province of Vicenza in recognition of his achievement in the 2024 Italian Individual Speedway Championship, where he completed the entire series completely unbeaten by an opponent. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
