Gert Handberg
Encyclopedia
Gert Handberg is a former international motorcycle speedway
rider. He was a member of the Denmark speedway team when they won the 1991
World Team Cup
. He also won the World Under-21 Championship
in 1989 and finished 3rd in the 1992 senior world final.
He rode in the UK
for the Cradley Heath Heathens
.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider. He was a member of the Denmark speedway team when they won the 1991
1991 Speedway World Team Cup
-Group D - Venue : Leipzig, Germany and Krsko, Slovenia:Yugoslavia to Group C.-Group C - Venue : Lonigo, Italy and Tarnów, Poland:Norway to Group B.-Group B - Venue : Diedenbergen, Germany and Debrecen, Holland:Hungary to Group A....
World Team Cup
Speedway World Team Cup
The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.-Format:From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve...
. He also won the World Under-21 Championship
Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The Individual Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation since 1977...
in 1989 and finished 3rd in the 1992 senior world final.
He rode in the UK
United Kingdom
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for the Cradley Heath Heathens
Cradley Heath Heathens
Cradley Heath Heathens are a defunct motorcycle speedway team from Dudley, England.-History:Cradley Heath speedway team was formed in 1947 and first raced at Dudley Wood Stadium on 21 June 1947 after a number of away appearances prior to the opening of the newly built stadium...
.
World Final Appearances
- 19911991 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1991 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*August 31, 1991 Göteborg, Ullevi...
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Göteborg, UlleviUlleviUllevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...
- Reserve - did not ride - 19921992 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*August 29, 1992 Wrocław, Olympic Stadium...
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Wrocław, Olympic StadiumOlympic Stadium (Wroclaw)Olympic Stadium in Wrocław is a multi-purpose stadium in Wrocław, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and speedway racing. It serves as the home stadium of Atlas Wrocław. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people and was opened in 1935. The stadium was supposed to be used...
- 3rd - 10pts