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Andrejs Koroļevs
Andrejs Koroļevs (born 30 July 1969) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia. Since 1996, he raced on a Polish licence after gaining Polish citizenship and was known as Andrzej Korolew. He is a five times champion of Latvia. Career Koroļevs won his first national championship in 1991, the same year in which the restoration of independence of Latvia took place. he had previously competed in the Soviet Union Individual Speedway Championship. Koroļevs won the title four more times in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001. He is regarded as the Latvian rider who paved the way for a new group of riders emerging from the country. Speedway Grand Prix results Honours World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) **2006 - 34th place (0 points) * Individual U-21 World Championship ** 1990 - Lviv - track reserve (3 points) *Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup) **''2003 - 3rd place in Qualifying round'' **''2008 - 3rd place in Qualifying Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Speedway World Cup
The 2008 FIM Nordicbet Speedway World Cup (SWC) is the 8th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 19 July 2008 in sports, 2008 in Vojens, Denmark. The tournament was won by host team Denmark national speedway team, Denmark (49 pts) and they beat defending champion Poland national speedway team, Poland (46 pts), Sweden national speedway team, Sweden (39 pts) and Australia national speedway team, Australia (21 pts) in 2008 Speedway World Cup Final, the Final. It was the second time the Speedway World Cup was won by Denmark and their thirteenth Team World Champion title overall. It was the second time Hans Nørgaard Andersen, Hans Andersen, Niels Kristian Iversen, Bjarne Pedersen and Nicki Pedersen had been members of a World Cup winning team (Champions in 2006 Speedway World Cup, 2006, but it was the first time for Kenneth Bjerre. Calendar Qualification The top 6 teams of the overall 2007 Speedway World Cup was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia National Speedway Team
The Latvia national speedway team is one of the nations that compete in international motorcycle speedway. History As the Soviet Union The Soviet Union speedway team (which was composed predominantly of Russian riders but also Ukrainian, Latvian and Belarus riders) first competed in the 1961 edition of the Speedway World Team Cup, where they finished second in the East European round. Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were regular World Cup contenders from 1961 until their final World Cup in 1983. They reached the final on 12 occasions, winning the silver medal five times, in 1964, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975 and the bronze medals three times, in 1967, 1969 and 1973. As Latvia Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the riders then competed for their new speedway nations of Russia, Ukraine and Latvia. The Latvian national team first competed in the World Team Cup at the 1992 Speedway World Team Cup, finishing 4th in Group D (the fourth t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaný
Slaný (; ) is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Slaný consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Slaný (13,728) *Blahotice (27) *Dolín (412) *Kvíc (467) *Kvíček (790) *Lotouš (61) *Netovice (77) *Otruby (110) *Trpoměchy (154) *Želevčice (119) Etymology The word ''slaný'' literally means 'salty' in Czech. According to the Wenceslaus Hajek's chronicle records, Slaný was founded at the site of a salt spring below the hill of Slánská hora. Geography Slaný is located about north of Kladno and northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point and a dominant feature of the town's panorama is the hill Slánská hora at above sea level. The stream of Červený potok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The 2008 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup was the 11th motorcycle speedway championship for clubs competing in Europe. It was organised by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM). The competition was primarily for Eastern European teams and only featured Polish teams from three of the 'Big four' leagues, with the British, Swedish and Danish leagues choosing not to compete. Mega-Lada Togliatti won the championship for a record fourth time. Calendar Qualification Mega Lada Togliatti and Lokomotiv Daugavpils qualified for the final. *31 May 2008 (5:00 pm) * Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils Final *6 September 2008 * Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný References pzm.pl- UEM Calendar 2008pzm.pl- Allocation See also {{European Speedway Club Champions' Cup seasons 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarnów
Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east–west connection from Lviv to Kraków, and two additional lines, one of which links the city with the Slovakia, Slovak border. Tarnów is known for its traditional architecture of Poland, Polish architecture, which was influenced by foreign cultures and foreigners that once lived in the area, most notably Jews, Germans and Austrians. The Old Town, featuring 16th century tenements, houses and defensive walls, has been preserved. Tarnów is also the warmest city of Poland, with the highest long-term mean annual temperature in the whole country. Companies headquartered in the city include Poland's largest chemical industry company Grupa Azoty and defence industry company Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów, ZMT. The city is currently subdivided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The 2006 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup was the ninth motorcycle speedway championship for clubs competing in Europe. It was organised by the Union Européenne de Motocyclisme, European Motorcycle Union (UEM). The competition was primarily for Eastern European teams and only featured Polish teams from three of the 'Big four' leagues, with the British, Swedish and Danish leagues choosing not to compete. Unia Tarnów (motorcycle speedway), Unia Tarnów won the championship. Calendar Semi-finals Semi-Final 1 Semi-Final 2 Final References uem-online.org - 2006 Track Racing results, pages 11–12. {{European Speedway Club Champions' Cup seasons European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, 2006 2006 in speedway, European C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardubice
Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. Pardubice is known as the centre of industry, which represents an oil refinery or an electronic equipment plant. The city is well known for its sport events, which include the Velká pardubická steeplechase in horse racing, the Golden Helmet of Pardubice in motorcycle racing, and the Czech Open international chess and board games festival. Administrative division Pardubice consists of eight Statutory city (Czech Republic)#Differences of statutory city, self-governing boroughs. In addition, Pardubice consists of 27 municipal parts, whose borders do not respect the boundaries of boroughs (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Pardubice I (20,928) **''Bílé Předměs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The 2002 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup was the fifth motorcycle speedway championship for clubs competing in Europe. It was organised by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM). The competition was primarily for Eastern European teams and only featured Polish teams from three of the 'Big four' leagues, with the British, Swedish and Danish leagues choosing not to compete. Mega-Łada Togliatti won the championship. The competition was somewhat farcical because teams drafted in some riders that had previously not represented the clubs. Final * 5 October 2002 * Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice References 2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ... Euro C {{motorcycle-speedway-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daugavpils
Daugavpils (see also other names) is a state city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city derives its name. The parts of the city to the north of the river belong to the historical Latvian region of Latgale, and those to the south lie in Selonia. It is the second-largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some northwest and is the ninth most populous city in the Baltic states. Daugavpils is located relatively close to Belarus and Lithuania (distances of and , respectively), and some from the Latvian border with Russia. Daugavpils is a major railway junction and industrial centre, and was an historically important garrison city lying approximately midway between Riga and Minsk, and between Warsaw and Saint Petersburg. Daugavpils, then called Dyneburg, was the capital of Polish Livonia while in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Following the first partition of Poland in 1772, the city became part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The 2001 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup was the fourth motorcycle speedway championship for clubs competing in Europe. It was organised by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM). The competition was primarily for Eastern European teams and only featured Polish teams from three of the 'Big four' leagues, with the British, Swedish and Danish leagues choosing not to compete. Polonia Bydgoszcz won the Championship for the third time. Qualifying Lokomotiv Daugavpils qualified for the final. * 27 May 2001 * Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils Final * 16 September 2001 * Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils References {{European Speedway Club Champions' Cup seasons 2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ... Euro C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Speedway Club Champions' Cup ...
The European Speedway Club Champions' Cup was an annual speedway event held in different countries and organised by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) from 1998 to 2011. The competition involved mainly Eastern European countries. Only Poland from the 'Big four' leagues entered teams to compete in the competition, with the British, Swedish and Danish leagues choosing not to compete. Previous winners Medals classification References See also * Motorcycle speedway {{International speedway Clubs Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Club (magazine), ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
