European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship:
team Poland wins Final 2 by one point over home heroes
Two months after Final 1 in Poland, the European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship was back in action at Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia, for Final 2.
After the domination on home soil, once more the Polish team put on an outstanding show fighting against a fierce team Slovenia, which fought until the very end for the victory at home race in front of an ecstatic home crowd cheering for their local heroes.
Even if the Slovenian Sven Cerjak put it all scoring 20 points in 7 heats, resulting as the best rider of the challenge, thanks to the performance of Karol Szmyd, Maksymilian Pawełczak and Maksymilian Kostera, team Poland won with a one-point lead over team Slovenia.
Williams Cairns and Cooper Rushen carried the British flag high but had the settle with the third step of the podium with an overall score of 26 points.
Now all eyes are on Final 3, which will be held in a couple of days in Prague, in the Czech Republic.
Results – Top three
- Poland (Maksymilian Pawełczak, Maksymilian Kostera, Karol Szmyd), 30 points
- Slovenia (Sven Cerjak, Gregor Zorko, Tilen Bracko), 29 points
- Great Britain (William Cairns, Cooper Rushen, Seth Norman), 26 points
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