On May 20, in Pardubice, first of three qualifying rounds to the U21 Speedway World Championship will be taken. It's worth mentioning that on September 16 second round of U21 will also take place in Pardubice.
Throughout the years, Polish speedway riders have been noting numerous successes in the Individual Speedway Junior World Championship. Especially in the last seasons, these riders have been taking the top roles in the series. Let's take a closer look to stars of the white and red in U-21.
In 2016, once again, the best young riders will fight for the world's best young rider title. For many seasons, Individual Speedway Junior World Championship has had a different form and many heroes, whose careers have been going in very different ways after reaching the tile. This tournament is a real talent-digger and full of people, whose lives have followed different paths after taking the gold medal...
We're getting closer with some big steps to the moment we'll meet the riders, who'll be participating in this year's U21. Young riders will fight for these spots in three meetings.
Krystian Pieszczek won the national eliminations final for the Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, that took place on Thursday in Gdańsk. Marcin Nowak advanced to the further round, as well as Bartosz Smektała, who won the additional heat. Surprisingly, Paweł Przedpełski is out of this rivalry, after his second place in the additional heat.
Wednesday's semi-final of the national qualifications to the Individual Speedway Junior World Championship ended with Paweł Przedpełski's triumph. Krystian Pieszczek was second and Bartosz Smektała took the lowest step of the podium.
- I want to give maximum percent out of me for every team I am starting in. Also, I would like to become the Individual Speedway Junior World Champion and improve my last year's score – says Australian, Max Fricke.
In June last year an agreement was signed for the organization of individual Junior World Championships.