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2024 Speedway Grand Prix Of Latvia
The 2024 FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia was the ninth round of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix season (the World Championship of speedway). It took place on 7 September at the Biķernieki Speedway Stadium in Riga, Latvia. It was the 10th time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia was held. The event was won by Bartosz Zmarzlik (his 25th career Grand Prix win). Zmarzlik was fortunate not to be excluded after a heat 4 crash with Mikkel Michelsen as the pair tangled. The referee Jesper Steentoft controversially excluded Michelesen, who sustained significant injuries to his right shoulder, humerus and elbow. Grand Prix result References {{Speedway Grands Prix Latvia 2024 Speedway Grand Prix Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia The Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia is a motorcycle speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix series (the world championship). History From 2006 until 2017 the Grand Prix was held at the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs in Daugavpils. In .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biķernieki Speedway Stadium
The Riga Speedway Stadium or the Biķernieki Speedway Stadium is a multi-use stadium in the eastern part of Riga, Latvia. The stadium is the venue for the 2023 World Championship round known as the Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia and the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship. The speedway track which is adjacent to the Biķernieki Complex Sports Base was first constructed in 1976 and held several editions of the Soviet Union Speedway Championship before falling into disrepair. However, in 2014 the track was renovated and has even hosted a drift race car meeting that normally tales place on the larger adjacent circuit. In 2023, the venue hosted both the Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia and the 2023 Speedway of Nations 2. See also *Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia The Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia is a motorcycle speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix series (the world championship). History From 2006 until 2017 the Grand Prix was held at the Latvijas Spīdv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Madsen
Leon Daniel Madsen (born 5 September 1988) is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist. Career Born in Vejle, Madsen won the 80cc junior World Championship in 2001. In 2018, Madsen won the Individual Speedway European Championship for the first time. The following year in 2019, he won the silver medal in the Speedway World Championship, finishing runner-up in the 2019 Speedway Grand Prix behind Bartosz Zmarzlik. He won three Grand Prix events during the 2019 Championship. He was part of the Denmark national speedway team that won consecutive bronze medals at the 2020 Speedway of Nations and 2021 Speedway of Nations. In 2022, he returned to top form, winning the European Championship for the second time and once again finising runner-up behind Bartosz Zmarzlik in the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. In 2023, he was part of the Danish team that won the bronze medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final. He also won the silver medal at the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 In Latvian Sport
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ričards Ansviesulis
Ričards Ansviesulis (born 21 June 2002) is an international motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia. Career Ansviesulis won the 2018 Estonian Individual Speedway Championship aged just 16 and came to prominence after winning the bronze medal at the 2020 Team Speedway Junior European Championship. He repeated his success of 2020 by winning a second bronze medal during the 2021 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship. In 2021 Ansviesulis, riding with riding partners Ernests Matjusonoks and Francis Gusts, won the European U19 pairs title. After signing for Vargarna for the 2023 Swedish speedway season, he made his Speedway Grand Prix (World Championship) debut during the Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia as a track reserve in the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix The 2023 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 29th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 78th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the second series promoted by Discovery Sports Events. Bartosz Zmarz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Gusts
Francis Gusts (born 2 January 2003) is an international speedway rider from Latvia. Speedway career Gusts became the European Junior Champion after winning the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in his home country. During the same year, Gusts, riding with riding partners Ernests Matjusonoks and Ričards Ansviesulis, won the European U19 pairs title. In 2021, Gusts helped the Latvia national speedway team qualify for the final of the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the World team Championships of speedway). He competed in the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship He signed for Masarna for the 2021 and 2022 Swedish speedway seasons. In 2022, he finished in 10th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2 and helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga. In 2023, he rode in the Latvian Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship, after finishing third at the 2023 Speedway of Nations 2. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Holder
Jack Holder (born 23 March 1996) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. Jack is a World team champion and his brother Chris Holder is a former World individual champion. Career A successful rider in Australia, he came to England and first rode for Plymouth Devils in 2015. He was part of the Plymouth team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 23 and 24 July 2016, at the East of England Arena. After two seasons, he rode for both Peterborough Panthers and Poole Pirates in 2017, helping Poole to win the Elite Shield. Jack Holder finished in sixth place at the 2017 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and 4th in the Jason Crump Classic Cup - considered a warm-up for the Australian Senior Solo Championship. The Boxing Day event (2018) was held in front of more than 2,500 fans and he rode through to the B Final where he beat Jye Etheridge, Mason Campton and Erik Riss and went through to the A Final. However, he finished at the back, while the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniils Kolodinskis
Daniils Kolodinskis (born 19 November 2000) is a Latvian motorcycle speedway rider. Career Kolodinskis came to prominence when reaching the final of the 2019 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. He represented the Latvian U21 team during the 2020 and 2021 World Junior Championships. He won a bronze medal in the Team Speedway Junior European Championship and won two bronze medals in the Latvian Individual Speedway Championship in 2020 and 2022. He was a finalist in the 2021 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and represented the Latvia national speedway team in the 2022 European Pairs Speedway Championship and the 2023 European Team Speedway Championship. In the Polish leagues he has ridden for Lokomotiv Daugavpils since 2017. In 2024, he helped Latvia reach the final of the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester. Major results World individual Championship *2024 Speedway Grand Prix - =25th World team Championships *2024 Speedway of Nations - 7th S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szymon Woźniak
Szymon Woźniak (born 6 May 1993) is a Polish Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider. Career He rode for his hometown club, Polonia Bydgoszcz in the Speedway Ekstraliga up to 2015 before moving to Sparta Wrocław for the 2016 season. He rode for the Poland national under-21 speedway team, Poland U-21 national team and won the Polish Under-21 Championship in 2014. He was part of the Leicester Lions team in the British Elite League (speedway), Elite League in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, he won the Polish Individual Speedway Championship, Polish Championship, beating Przemyslaw Pawlicki, Patryk Dudek, and Jaroslaw Hampel in the final. In 2023, he was a member of the Polish team that won the European Team Speedway Championship and paired up with Przemysław Pawlicki to become the European Pairs Speedway Championship, European Pairs champion. However, arguably his best result was finishing third in the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification, Grand Prix Challenge, which sealed a place in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Kubera
Dominik Kubera (born 15 April 1999) is an international speedway rider from Poland. Speedway career Kubera won a bronze and a silver medal at the World Under 21 Championship in 2019 and 2020 respectively. He had previously won the 2018 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. During the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix he won silver and bronze medals in the 5th and 6th rounds of the World Championship. In 2022, he helped Lublin win the 2022 Ekstraliga. In 2023, he was a member of the Polish team that won the European Team Speedway Championship. In July 2023, he was part of the Polish team that won the gold medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final. Later in 2023, he received a permanent wildcard slot for the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix. Kubera started the 2024 season in style by winning the Golden Helmet. Also in 2024, he helped Poland reach the final of the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester. Kubera ended his 2024 season by qualifying for the 2025 Speedway Grand P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Kvěch
Jan Kvěch (born 18 October 2001) is a Czech international speedway rider. He is a member of the Czech Republic national speedway team. Career Kvěch won the bronze medal at the Czech Republic Championship in 2019. He qualified for the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix and won the 2020 European Individual Speedway Under 19 Championship. He won the silver medal at the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2 and a silver medal at the 2022 Czech National Championship. In 2023, he was part of the Czech team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland. Also in 2023, by finishing fifth in the Grand Prix Challenge, he sealed a place in the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix. In 2024, he made his British debut riding for King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2024, rode for the Czech Republic during the 2024 Speedway of Nations (world team championship) and won the silver medal at the 2024 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship. He finished the season in style after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Vaculík
Martin Vaculík (born 5 April 1990) is a Slovak motorcycle speedway rider. Career On the 6 May 2008, Vaculík gained a Polish speedway licence (''Licencja "Ż"'') at Toruń. and from 4 June 2008 he has taken part in the Polish Championships as a Polish domestic rider. In 2012, Vaculik won his first ever Grand Prix as part of the 2012 World Championship, he won the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland in Gorzów. The following year he won the 2013 Speedway European Championship. After missing the World Championship from 2014 until 2016 he returned in 2017 and won the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia. He won his third Grand Prix during the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix series when winning the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II. His only venture into British speedway (in 2018) ended in unfortunate circumstances after he broke an ankle riding for Leicester Lions in only his second outing with them. In 2019, he rode strongly and finished in 5th place in the World Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Huckenbeck
Kai Huckenbeck (born 23 February 1993) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Germany. Career Huckenbeck has been the champion of Germany on three occasions. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway signing and riding for the King's Lynn Stars in 2016 and in the SGB Premiership 2017. In 2022, he broke his hip and arm riding for MSC Brokstedt in the German Team Championship. In 2023, he was part of the German team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland and won two heats in the final round of the 2023 World Championship and later that year, he received a permanent wildcard slot for the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix. In 2024, he helped Germany reach the final of the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester. Major results World individual Championship *2017 Speedway Grand Prix - 26th *2018 Speedway Grand Prix - 27th *2019 Speedway Grand Prix - 28th * 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 20th *2023 Speedway Grand Prix - 17th *2024 Speedway Grand Prix - 12th World t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
