Nicki Pedersen and Mikkel Michelsen are among the most successful riders in Speedway Euro Championship history. So far, both have appeared in an identical number of races, which gives us a closer look at the statistics of the Danish Individual European Champions.
In the 10-year history of the Speedway Euro Championship, there have been five riders who have won at least one Individual World Championship title. Who were they and how did they do in the Individual European Championship?
We're getting closer to the start of the TAURON SEC 2024. However, let's revisit the previous cycle to summarize it numerically.
The FIM Europe, together with the Track Racing Commission published the provisional calendar of Individual European Championship, which includes four finals of TAURON Speedway Euro Championship. As we already know, the Grand Finale of the series will be held at Slaski Stadium in Chorzów on September 21st.
One Sport as the promoter of the TAURON Speedway Euro Championship series, along with FIM Europe have announced that the Grand Finale of next year's Individual European Championship will be held at the Slaski Stadium in Chorzów. Speedway will return to the "Cauldron of Witches" after a five-year hiatus.
Norick Blödorn, Petr Chlupac, Maksym Drabik and Szymon Woźniak were the riders who received 'wild cards' for individual rounds of the TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2023. The best of them was the 2017 & 2019 Individual U21 World Champion.
The excitement of the battle for the crown of the Old Continent is over. This is a good moment to review this year's series from statistical side. Which of the riders competing in both TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2022 and 2023 made the biggest progress in terms of points scored?
Twenty-two riders from nine countries were scoring points in the TAURON Speedway Euro Championship series in season 2023. Let's check the statistics per nation.
Janusz Kołodziej was the fastest rider of the final round of TAURON SEC, which was held in Pardubice. The Pole reached a top speed of 121 km/h in heat 6.
Mikkel Michelsen achieved the best reaction time during the final round of TAURON SEC, which was held in Pardubice last Friday. The newly crowned European Champion showed off his phenomenal reflexes in the last race of the day.
Leon Madsen recorded the best race time of the fourth round of TAURON SEC, which took place in Pardubice last Friday. The Dane accomplished this in his second start of the night.
Mikkel Michelsen claimed his third Individual European Championship title. In the final, shortened round due to heavy rainfall, Janusz Kołodziej claimed the victory.
