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Poland won the Under-21 Speedway of Nations on Friday evening after edging the final against the Czech Republic, with Great Britain finishing third. The competition was taking place in Vojens, Denmark, as some of the brightest prospects in speedway faced off. Ad/> Teams from Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Great Britain, Latvia, Poland and Sweden attended.
Italy’s Daniele Tessari could not have experienced a worse night at the second semi-final of the Speedway of Nations 2022. With his side already coming into the event as outsiders as well as having suffered the disappointment of losing team member Nicolas Covatti through injury, all eyes were on Tessari and team-mate Paco Castagna to put in a respectable display, even if they weren't expected to reach the final. Ad/> However, things got off the worst possible start as the 37-year-old Tessari was excluded from the Italians’ first heat following a move that caused Norway’s Lasse Fredriksen to come off his bike on the final corner of the first lap.
Outgoing team manager Hans Nielsen believes his Denmark team «can do the job» and claim the Speedway of Nations title. Nielsen, who has confirmed this will be his last meeting with the team, has selected Leon Madsen, Mikkel Michelsen and Anders Thomsen for the final at the Vojens Speedway Centre for a chance at a first ever gold at the event and a first team world title since the old Speedway World Cup in 2015. Ad/> As hosts, Denmark automatically advance to the final where they will take on Australia, Finland and Poland who advanced from the first semi-final, and Sweden, Czech Republic and Great Britain who made it through semi number two.
It was an eventful night for Finland at the first Speedway of Nations semi-final in Vojens as they took a shock second place to reach the final. Team-mates Timi Salonen and Timi Lahti were in inspired form as they racked up 34 points to finish behind Australia and force pre-race favourites Poland into a playoff against Germany. Ad/> But aside from their impressive riding as a team, Salonen was involved in a couple of notable incidents on the night as he and his partner announced themselves on the big stage.
Finland, Australia and Poland will be joining hosts Denmark in Saturday evening's Speedway of Nations Final. Finland gave it their all on the night and was able to claim one of the automatic spots, but the night belonged to Australia. Ad/> The trio of Jack Holder, Max Fricke and Jason Doyle didn’t have the strongest of starts but they battled towards the end of the heats to claim the most points on the night with 35 points and topping the first semi-final standings.
After 4 heats Ad/> Germany currently leads the way on 11 points but are the only team to have competed twice. USA sits second on seven points with Poland and Finland neck and neck with five points. Speedway'The situation is very hard' — Ukraine team hope to honour homeland at Speedway of NationsAN HOUR AGO 1 — Germany 11pts 2 — USA 7pts 3 — Poland 5pts 4 — Finland 5pts 5 — Australia 4pts 6 — Latvia 2pts 7 — Ukraine 2pts Heat 4 — Levishyn, Huckenbeck, Melnychuk, Blodorn Huckenbeck has come out strong tonight with a second win for Germany, followed by Blodorn to take seven points.
Stanislav Melnychuk is hoping Ukraine’s participation at the Speedway of Nations will help put a «smile on the faces» of his fellow countrymen amidst the challenging situation in the country. Ukraine is currently engaged in military conflict with Russia following the latter’s invasion of its neighbour in February. Ad/> Melnychuk will captain his nation at the event in Vojens, Denmark this week and admits that while sport naturally takes on a far less significant role in the lives of Ukrainians back home, he hopes he and his team-mates can provide some joy with a good performance.
Slovakia will be replaced by Norway at the 2022 Speedway of Nations after an injury to Martin Vaculik. The Speedway GP rider suffered a fractured left shoulder blade in a meeting for his club Stal Gorzow in the PGE Ekstraliga just days before he was set to lead his country out in Vojens, Denmark. Ad/> Vaculik, who recently won round three of the Speedway Grand Prix in Prague currently sits third in the Speedway Grand Prix standings had previously spoken of his excitement to represent his country.