Team Speedway Junior World Championship
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The Team Speedway Junior World Championship (more commonly known as the Under-21 Speedway World Cup) is an annual speedway
event held each year in different countries (U-21). The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team
, who won in 2011 Final. The championship has been dominated by Poland with them winning first place in five of seven the past championships.
When a team is 6 or more points in arrears of the leading team, the team manager may substitute a rider in the next or succeeding heats with another rider in his team, However, each rider may be used as a substitute once only. Substitutions must stop when the team is less than 6 points in arrears.
Note: riders in bold type are current World Champions.
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...
event held each year in different countries (U-21). The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team
Russia national under-21 speedway team
The Russia national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Russia and is controlled by the Motorcycle Federation of Russia. The team was never qualify to the Under-21 Speedway World Cup finals...
, who won in 2011 Final. The championship has been dominated by Poland with them winning first place in five of seven the past championships.
Eligibility
The minimum age limit (16 years) starts on the date of the rider's birthday and the maximum age limit (21 years) finishes at the end of the year in which they reach 21 years old.Team composition
The 4 competing teams shall each consist of 5 riders; there shall be no substitute rider:- Team A (Helmet colour Red): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team B (Blue): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team C (White): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team D (Yellow/Black): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
When a team is 6 or more points in arrears of the leading team, the team manager may substitute a rider in the next or succeeding heats with another rider in his team, However, each rider may be used as a substitute once only. Substitutions must stop when the team is less than 6 points in arrears.
Prize
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| Placing | Qualifying Meeting |
Final |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3,600 | 5,000 |
| 2nd | 2,600 | 4,000 |
| 3rd | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| 4th | 1,800 | 2,500 |
| Total | 10,000 | 14,500 |
Previous winners
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2005 2005 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2005 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the 1st FIM Team Speedway Junior World Championship season. The Final took place on October 1st 2005 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. World Championship was won by Poland team.- Calendar :... |
 PardubicePardubice Pardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle... |
(41 pts) | (35 pts) | (24 pts) |
| 2006 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.-Abensberg :-Kulma :-Final:... |
 RybnikRybnik Rybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union... |
(41 pts) | (27 pts) | (26 pts) |
| 2007 2007 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2007 Team Speedway Junior World Championship is the 3rd FIM Team Speedway Junior World Championship season. The Final took place on September 23rd 2007 in Abensberg, Germany.... |
 AbensbergAbensberg Abensberg is a town in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany, lying around 30 km southwest of Regensburg, 40 km east of Ingolstadt, 50 northwest of Landshut and 100 km north of Munich... |
(40 pts) | (36 pts) | (30 pts) |
| 2008 2008 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2008 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the fourth FIM World Team Junior Championship. The final took place on 21 September 2008, in Holsted, Denmark. The championship was won by the Polish junior team who were the defending champions from 2007... |
 HolstedHolsted Holsted is a town with a population of 3,145 and a former municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 190 km², and had a total population of 6,965... |
(40 pts) | (39 pts) | (38 pts) |
| 2009 2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the fifth annual FIM Team Under-21 World Championship competition since its introduction in 2005. The final will take place on September 5, 2009 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland... |
Gorzów Wlkp. Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants... |
(57 pts) | (45 pts) | (32 pts) |
| 2010 2010 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2010 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the 6th FIM Team Under-21 World Championship season. The Final took place on September 5, 2010 at Rye House Stadium in Rye House, Great Britain. It was the first Final in Great Britain. The Championship was won by Denmark, who beat Sweden,... |
 Rye HouseRye House Stadium Rye House Stadium is a greyhound racing and speedway venue in Rye House near Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. It is situated adjacent to the River Lea Navigation.-The stadium:... |
(51 pts) | (37 pts) | (35 pts) |
| 2011 2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the 7th FIM Team Under-21 World Championship season. The Final will take place on September 3, 2011 at Balakovo in Russia. It will be the first Final in Russia. The defending Champion is Denmark team.... |
 BalakovoBalakovo -Twin towns/sister cities:Balakovo is twinned with: Pabianice, Poland Trnava, Slovakia Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States Baku, Azerbaijan-References:... |
(61 pts) | (31 pts) | (29+3 pts) |
| 2012 2012 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2012 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the 8th FIM Team Under-21 World Championship season. The Final will take place on September 1, 2012 in Poland.- Results :In the 2012 Final will be the host team Poland... |
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| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
Classification
| Pos | National Team | Total |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3. | 1 | 1 | |||
| 4. | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5. | 1 | 1 | |||
| 6. | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1 | 1 |
Champions
This is a complete list of speedway riders who have won Under-21 Speedway World Cup. In total, 28 different riders from 3 national team have a Team U-21 World Champion title. List in alphabetical order is here.Three times Champion: Karol Ząbik Karol Zabik Karol Ząbik is a Polish speedway rider who has won World, European and Polish Under-21 titles and has ridden for the Polish national junior team.... (2005, 2006, 2007) Two times Champions: Krzysztof Buczkowski Krzysztof Buczkowski Krzysztof Buczkowski is a Polish speedway rider and has ridden for the Polish national junior team.He started speedway in 2002 with Piła, riding for GKM Grudziądz... (2006, 2007) Paweł Hlib (2006, 2007) Maciej Janowski Maciej Janowski Maciej Janowski is a Polish speedway rider who is a member of Poland U-21 and U-19 national teams. He is current Team U-21 World Champion and Team U-19 European Champion.His parents are Piotr and Beata... (2008, 2009) Artur Mroczka Artur Mroczka Artur Mroczka is an international speedway rider who is a member of the Poland U-21 national team. In 2008 he won the Team U-21 World Championship, Individual U-19 European Championship and Polish Bronze Helmet... (2008, 2009) Grzegorz Zengota Grzegorz Zengota Grzegorz Zengota is an international speedway rider who was a member of Poland U-21 national team. He has won Under-21 Speedway World Cup twice .- World Championships :... (2008, 2009) |
One times Champions: René Bach René Bach René Bach is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Denmark U-21 national team.- World Championships :* Individual U-21 World Championship** 2009 - 11th place in Qualifying Round 5... (2010) Lasse Bjerre Lasse Bjerre Lasse Bjerre is a speedway rider who won the 2010 Under-21 World Cup with the Denmark team.- Biography :Bjerre was born in Esbjerg, Denmark in 1993. His brother, Kenneth , is also a speedway rider. They have two sisters Janni and Lotte... (2010) Patrick Hougaard Patrick Hougaard Patrick Hald Hougaard is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Denmark U-21 national team.His parents are Søren and Dorthe. He has two brothers Casper and Nicklas.... (2010) Michael Jepsen Jensen Michael Jepsen Jensen Michael Jepsen Jensen is an speedway rider who was part of the 2010 Under-21 World Cup-winning Denmark team.- World Championships :* Individual U-21 World Championship** 2010 - lost in the Qualifying Round Five... (2010) Peter Kildemand Peter Kildemand Peter Kildemand is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Denmark U-21 national teams.- World Championships :* Individual U-21 World Championship** 2009 - 17th place in Semi-Final 2... (2010) Adrian Gomólski Adrian Gomólski Adrian Gomólski is an international speedway rider, representing the Poland national U-21 team. He started his speedway career in 2003... (2007) Krzysztof Kasprzak Krzysztof Kasprzak Krzysztof Kasprzak is an international speedway rider who became World Under-21 Champion in 2005. He is a son of former Polish national speedway team member Zenon Kasprzak... (2005) Krystian Klecha Krystian Klecha Krystian Klecha is a Polish speedway rider and a former Team U-21 World Champion. He has been riding since 2001.-Career:* Individual Under-21 World Championship** 2005 - 10th place... (2005) Janusz Kołodziej (2005) Dawid Lampart Dawid Lampart Dawid Lampart is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Poland U-21 and U-19 national teams. Lampart won the 2009 Under-21 World Cup, 2009 Team U-19 European Championship and finished third at the 2009 Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship.- World Championships :*... (2009) Adrian Miedziński Adrian Miedzinski Adrian Miedziński is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider has won Team Under-21 World Champion and Individual Under-21 Polish Champion titles.His father, Stanisław Miedziński was also a speedway rider.... (2006) |
Paweł Miesiąc (2006) Michał Mitko (2008) Przemysław Pawlicki Przemysław Pawlicki Przemysław Pawlicki is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Poland U-21 and U-19 national teams. Pawlicki is a current Team U-21 World Champion and Team U-19 European Champion).- 2008:... (2009) Daniel Pytel Daniel Pytel Daniel Pytel is a Polish speedway rider who was a member of Poland U-21 team. He is current Team U-21 World Champion and Individual U-21 Polish Vice-Champion.He is a student in University of Zielona Góra.... (2008) Marcin Rempała (2005) Mateusz Szczepaniak Mateusz Szczepaniak Mateusz Szczepaniak is an international speedway rider who has won the Team Under 21 World Championship with Poland.His elder brother Michał is also a speedway rider.- Honours :* Individual U-21 World Championship... (2007) Vitaliy Belousov (2011) Vladimir Borodulin (2011) Iliya Chalov (2011) Andrey Kudryashov Andrey Kudryashov Andrey Kudryashov is a Russian speedway rider who ride for Wanda Kraków in the Polish Second League .-2009:Andrey Kudryashov was won Individual Under-19 Russian Champion title scoring 15 points maximum score... (2011) Artem Laguta Artem Laguta Artem Laguta is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Russia national team.His brother Grigory is speedway rider also.He will ride in the Speedway Grand Prix 2011.- World Championships :... (2011) |
Note: riders in bold type are current World Champions.
See also
- motorcycle speedwayMotorcycle speedwayMotorcycle 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...