2009 Speedway World Cup Event 2
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The FIM Tobet Speedway World Cup – Event 2 was the second meeting of the 2009 Speedway World Cup
tournament. It took place on 13 July 2009
in the East of England Showground in Peterborough
, Great Britain
.
The meeting was won by the Polish team and they qualified directly for the World Cup Final
in Leszno
, Poland. Australia and host team Great Britain qualified for the Race-Off
. The last placed team, Slovenia, were knocked out of the competition.
As a Teams Declared was two changes. Pole Sebastian Ułamek (who broke a shoulder blade riding in the Swedish Elitserien
) was replaced by Krzysztof Kasprzak
. Polish manager Marek Cieślak
said: I watched the Polish Championship semi-final where Krzysztof scored 13 points. He also had a very good performance in the Polish Ekstraliga
before that. Injured was Australian Rory Schlein
, who broke a collarbone and wrist in the British Elite League
. Teenage Darcy Ward
was an option, but he was injured also. Schlein will be replaced by Davey Watt
.
It will be a SWC debiut for five riders: two the British Lewis Bridger
and Daniel King
, one Pole Adrian Miedziński
and two Slovenian riders Aleksander Čonda
and Maks Gregorič
.
2009 Speedway World Cup
The 2009 FIM Speedway World Cup is the ninth FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 19 July 2009 in Leszno, Poland. The current World Champions are Denmark who won the 2008 final in Vojens, Denmark...
tournament. It took place on 13 July 2009
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in the East of England Showground in Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
, Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
.
The meeting was won by the Polish team and they qualified directly for the World Cup Final
2009 Speedway World Cup Final
The FIM Tobet Speedway World Cup Final was the fourth meeting of the 2009 Speedway World Cup tournament. It took place on 19 July 2009 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.- Results :- Heat details :...
in Leszno
Leszno
Leszno is a town in central Poland with 63,955 inhabitants . Situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously the capital of the Leszno Voivodeship . The town has county status.-History:...
, Poland. Australia and host team Great Britain qualified for the Race-Off
2009 Speedway World Cup Race-off
The FIM Tobet Speedway World Cup Race-Off will be the rhird meeting of the 2009 Speedway World Cup tournament. It will take place on 16 July 2009 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland....
. The last placed team, Slovenia, were knocked out of the competition.
Results
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | ||
| 2 | 52 | ||
| 3 | 34 | ||
| 4 | 13 |
As a Teams Declared was two changes. Pole Sebastian Ułamek (who broke a shoulder blade riding in the Swedish Elitserien
Elitserien (speedway)
Elitserien is the highest league in the league system of speedway in Sweden and currently comprises the top 9 Swedish speedway teams. The first season began in 1982...
) was replaced by Krzysztof Kasprzak
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Krzysztof Kasprzak is an international speedway rider who became World Under-21 Champion in 2005. He is a son of former Polish national speedway team member Zenon Kasprzak...
. Polish manager Marek Cieślak
Marek Cieslak
Marek Kazimierz Cieślak is a former Polish speedway rider and a current speedway coach.In 2007 he was a manager of Poland national team. Poland won Speedway World Cup and Team U-21 World Championship...
said: I watched the Polish Championship semi-final where Krzysztof scored 13 points. He also had a very good performance in the Polish Ekstraliga
2009 Speedway Ekstraliga
The 2009 Speedway Ekstraliga is the 10th Speedway Ekstraliga season, the top division of Team Speedway Polish Championship. The Ekstraliga have eight teams competing The 2009 Speedway Ekstraliga (known as the CenterNet Mobile Speedway Ekstraliga for sponsorship reasons) is the 10th Speedway...
before that. Injured was Australian Rory Schlein
Rory Schlein
Rory Robert Schlein is an Australian international speedway rider. Schlein was signed by the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2001 and has since won the British Conference League championship while on loan at Sheffield Tigers in 2001, the British Premier League championship with the Monarchs in 2003 and the...
, who broke a collarbone and wrist in the British Elite League
2009 Speedway Elite League
The 2009 Elite League is the 13th since its establishment in 1997. The first fixtures of the season took place on 30 March and the season ended on 12 October...
. Teenage Darcy Ward
Darcy Ward
Darcy Stephen Ward is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider who won the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Australian Under-21 Championships as well as the 2009 and 2010 World Under-21 Championships...
was an option, but he was injured also. Schlein will be replaced by Davey Watt
Davey Watt
David John Watt is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Poole Pirates in England where his is currently the team captain, WTS Wrocław in Poland and Lejonen in Sweden...
.
It will be a SWC debiut for five riders: two the British Lewis Bridger
Lewis Bridger
Lewis Alan Bridger is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, riding with the Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League. He stepped straight into Elite League racing from the Conference League after one season with the Weymouth Wildcats.On 21 September 2007, Bridger was selected to represent Great...
and Daniel King
Daniel King (speedway rider)
Daniel Robert King is a speedway rider currently riding for the Ipswich Witches in the British Elite League. His brother Jason is also a speedway rider....
, one Pole Adrian Miedziński
Adrian Miedzinski
Adrian Miedziński is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider has won Team Under-21 World Champion and Individual Under-21 Polish Champion titles.His father, Stanisław Miedziński was also a speedway rider....
and two Slovenian riders Aleksander Čonda
Aleksander Čonda
Aleksander Čonda is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Slovenian national team at 2009 Speedway World Cup and is riding for the KSM Krosno in the Polish Second League.- World Championships :...
and Maks Gregorič
Maks Gregorič
Maks Gregorič is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Slovenian national team at 2009 Speedway World Cup and is riding for the Kolejarz Rawicz in the Polish Second League.- World Championships :...
.
Heat details
Heat after heat
- Žagar, Gollob, Sullivan, Kennett
- Watt, Kasprzak, Bridger, Štojs
- Adams, Harris, Protasiewicz, Šantej
- Miedziński, Holder, Woffinden, Gregorič
- Hampel, Crump, King, Čonda
- King, Sullivan, Miedziński, Šantej
- Hampel, Watt, Kennett, Gregorič
- Adams, Bridger, Gollob, Čonda
- Holder, Žagar, Kasprzak, Harris
- Crump, Protasiewicz, Woffinden, Štojs
- Protasiewicz, Bridger, Sullivan, Gregorič
- Harris (6 pts), Miedziński, Watt, Čonda
Harris as Joker. - Hampel, Adams, Woffinden, Žagar (M)
Žagar excluded - delayed the start. - Gollob, King, Holder, Štojs
- Crump, Kasprzak, Kennett, Šantej
- Sullivan, Hampel, Harris, Čonda
- Gollob, Watt, Woffinden, Žagar (0 pts)
Žagar as Joker. - Kasprzak, King, Adams, Gregorič
- Protasiewicz, Holder, King, Čonda
- Crump, Zagar, Miedziński, Bridger
- Kasprzak, Čonda, Woffinden, Sullivan
- Zagar, Watt, Protasiewicz, King (E/start)
- Miedziński, Adams, Kennett, Štojs
- Hampel, Holder, Bridger, Šantej
- Crump, Harris, Gregorič, Gollob (M)
Gollob excluded due to delaying the start.