French ace is a proof that you can link a good sport level with broadening speedway map. In 2019, David Bellego made it right on multiple fronts. And what can be regretted the most is the second part of TAURON SEC 2019...
Mikkel Michelsen became the winner of the final round of TAURON SEC 2019, which was taken at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów (Poland). Michelsen got 15 points, which made him equal Grigorii Laguta's score in the overall classification. In the additional heat, it was Dane, who defeated Russian and ultimately ended as the new European Champion.
Over 70 heats. For so long, Grigorii Laguta had been the leader of TAURON SEC 2019. Russian lost the gold medal in the very last, additional heat, where he had to accept Mikkel Michelsen's superiority.
Leon Madsen got the bronze medal in TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2019. In Chorzów, Dane defeated Kacper Woryna in an extra heat and reached for the third position overall.
Dane won the round in Chorzów and after that, defeated Grigorii Laguta in an additional heat, decisive for the title. Locals' favourite - Kacper Woryna had a bad luck with engine's failure, which took bronze medal away.
David Bellego is the first Frenchman in TAURON SEC series. Even though he made a promising start, Bellego had some bad luck as he wasn't able to show his full potential due to an injury. In the last round of the Euro Championship, it can be hard for him to compete with this thought that chances to improve and move up in the general classification are small, but on the other hand he will have a chance to draw an attention of organizers and confirm that his place is among the Europe's top.
Newly-built tracka t the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów got the license, which lets the Great Final of TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2019 be held. Rivalry comes on this Saturday.
Since organization of Speedway European Championship was taken over by One Sport company, five different riders have reached for gold medals. Each of them wrote their own, unique story, which brings smile to their faces. Everything seems to be similar this year.
Have you ever wondered how does a day of the speedway rider starting in TAURON SEC look like? Now, you have a chance to find out. Along with Bartosz Smektała, we're taking you behind the stage and reveal all the secrets.
We caught up with British U21 champion, Robert Lambert, who is now in his second season in the SEC. He has had a hectic year racing in three national leagues, the SEC and as a first reserve rider in the SGP series.
On September 28th, 2019 at the Śląski Stadium in Chorzów, grand finale of TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2019 is going to be held. Starting numbers for this round have just been drawn.
Śląski Stadium in Chorzów is mostly associated with the first in the history of Polish speedway Individual Speedway World Championship title reached by Jerzy Szczakiel back in 1973. One of those people, who watched it live from the stands is Henryk Grzonka, journalist and commentator, endowed with great knowledge, real speedway's hothead and collector of speedway memorabilia. We sat to talk about some details from this meeting, held over four decades ago, his friendship with the world champion and speedway's comeback to the "Cauldron of Witches".