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2015 Speedway World Cup Event 2
Event Two of the 2015 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup was the second race of the 2015 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was run on June 8 at the Adrian Flux Arena in King's Lynn, Great Britain and was won by Australia from hosts Great Britain, the United States, and Latvia. As a result, Australia progressed directly to the 2015 Speedway World Cup Final, while Great Britain and the United States progressed to the 2015 Speedway World Cup Race-off. Latvia were eliminated. Australia were led to victory by Jason Doyle, and he was well supported by Nick Morris, Troy Batchelor and former world champion Chris Holder. Tai Woffinden and Chris Harris top scored for the hosts, while reigning world champion Greg Hancock Gregory Alan Hancock (born June 3, 1970 in Whittier, California) is an American former professional motorcycle speedway rider. As of 2023, he was one of only six riders to have won the individual World Championship four or more times. In addit ... starred fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Lynn
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, north-north-east of Cambridge and west of Norwich. History Toponymy The etymology of King's Lynn is uncertain. The name ''Lynn'' may signify a body of water near the town – the Welsh word means a lake; but the name is plausibly of Anglo-Saxon origin, from ''lean'' meaning a tenure in fee or farm. As the 1085 Domesday Book mentions saltings at Lena (Lynn), an area of partitioned pools may have existed there at the time. Other places with Lynn in the name include Dublin, Ireland. An Dubh Linn....the Black Pool. The presence of salt, which was relatively rare and expensive in the early medieval period, may have added to the interest of Herbert de Losinga and other prominent Normans in the modest parish. The town was named ''Len '' (Bis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Holder
Christopher Robert Holder (born 24 September 1987 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian speedway rider currently riding for Lejonen in the Swedish Elitserien and for Apator Toruń in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga. He became the Australian Individual Speedway Champion in 2008 and followed up with wins in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014 (he was runner up in 2009) as well as winning the Australian Under-21 Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. He finished as runner-up in the Under-21 World Championship in 2007 and 2008. He is 2012 World Speedway Champion. His brother, James, also rode in the UK with the Plymouth Devils in the Premier League and younger brother Jack Holder also rides for the Somerset Rebels in the SGB Premiership. Career Chris Holder started racing in the UK with the Isle of Wight Islanders in 2006. In 2007 he rode for Atlas Wrocław in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga. Holder won the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2007 and the Elitserien in 2008 and 2009 with Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjasts Puodžuks
Kjastas Poudžuks (born 23 August 1986) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia and the former Latvian champion. Speedway career He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Oxford Cheetahs during the 2005 Elite League speedway season. Speedway Grand Prix results Honours * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix): ** 2006 - 21 place (4 points) ** 2007 - (1 points) * Individual U-21 World Championship: ** 2007 - 13 place (3 point) *Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup): **'' 2006 - 4 place in Qualifying round 1 (11 points)'' ** '' 2009 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 2 (15 points)'' * Individual U-19 European Championship: ** 2002 - track reserve (2 points) ** 2004 - 5 place (10 points) ** 2005 - Silver medal (11 points) * European Club Champions' Cup: ** 2008 - Slaný - 4th place (2 points) *Individual Latvian Championship: **2004 - Latvian Champion **2006 - Silver medal **2007 - Latvian Champion **2015 - Latvian Champion *Individual J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andžejs Ļebedevs
Andžejs Ļebedevs (born 4 November 1994) is a Latvian speedway rider. Career Ļebedevs finished in 16th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 26 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. He was selected as a reserve for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix. Also in 2022, he helped Wilki Krosno win the 2022 1.Liga. Major results World individual Championship Individual European Championship U21 World Championship * Individual Speedway Junior World Championship ** 2012 – 20th place ** 2013 – 4th place U21 European Championship * Individual Speedway Junior European Championship ** 2011 – 13th place ** 2012 – 7th place ** 2013 – Silver medal Clubs * Polish league: **Lokomotiv Daugavpils (2011–2016) ** Sparta Wrocław (2017-2018) **Wilki Krosno (since 2021) * Swedish league: ** Masarna Avesta (2011) **Rospiggarna (2014–2016) ** Eskilstuna Smederna (2017-2018) *United Kingdom: **King's Lynn Stars (2013) * Speedway Bundesliga: ** AC L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksims Bogdanovs
Maksims Bogdanovs (born January 2, 1989''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 44-45, ) is a Latvian motorcycle speedway rider, since 2007 participating in Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia competitions. Speedway Grand Prix results Honours World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) ** 2007 - 31st place (2 points in one event) ** 2008 - 33rd place (0 points in one event) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup) ** '' 2006 - 4th place in Qualifying round 1'' ** '' 2007 - 3rd place in Qualifying round 1'' ** '' 2009 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 2'' * Individual U-21 World Championship ** '' 2007 - 12th place in Semi-Final 2'' ** ''2008 - 16th place in Semi-Final 2'' ** '' 2009 - 15th place in Semi-Final 1'' European Championships * Individual European Championship ** ''2008 - injury before the Final (6th place in Semi-Final 3)'' * Individual U-19 European Championship ** 2005 - Mšeno - 17th place (1 point) ** 2007 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Ruml
Maxwell Ruml (born 15 March 1997) is a Motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. Speedway career Ruml rode in the SGB Championship 2018 of British Speedway in 2018, riding for Edinburgh Monarchs. Ruml became North American champion in 2020. He then followed it up by winning the USA National Speedway Championship in 2021 and 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu .... He is the older brother of fellow Speedway rider Dillon Ruml. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruml, Max 1997 births Living people American speedway riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Sportspeople from Orange, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Fisher
Ryan Scott Fisher (born 7 September 1983 in Riverside, California) is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider. Career Fisher began riding in the United Kingdom for Coventry Bees in 2002 and has since ridden for Oxford Cheetahs and Belle Vue Aces. He was a doubling up riding for a second successive season at Edinburgh Monarchs on the Premier side and Swindon Robins on the Elite side. In 2011, Fisher moved full-time back into the Elite League, with the Coventry Bees. In 2012 he rode in the Premier League for Plymouth Devils, and has signed to ride for Peterborough Panthers The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England. They are three times champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest level league in 1999, 2006 and 2021. History 1970–1994 The Panthers inaugural sea ... in the Elite League in 2013 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Manzares
Giovanni Manzares (born 15 August 1993) is a speedway rider from the United States. Career Manzares has won three medals at the AMA National Speedway Championship, silver in 2021 and two bronze in 2013 and 2019. In addition to this success he has won the 2013 AMA Speedway Long Track National Championship and 2012 AMA U21 US Speedway National Championship. He also reached the final of the 2014 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. Manzares began his British racing career riding for Ipswich Witches in the 2014 Premier League speedway season finishing with a 6.02 average. He also competed for Ipswich in 2015, finishing with a 5.43 average. He returned to British speedway in 2018 when he signed for the Scunthorpe Scorpions. In the 2021 North American final he crashed and suffered serious injuries which included two broken vertebrae, a collapsed lung and fractured hip and pelvis. Following a long recovery he returned to racing for the 2023 season signing for Swedish team Elit Vet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lambert (speedway Rider)
Robert Alan Lambert (born 5 April 1998)King's Lynn Stars , ''Speedway Star''. Retrieved 28 December 2014 is a British rider. Career Born in in 1998, the son of former rider Paul Lambert, Robert Lambert rode motorbikes from the age of 3, and competed in |
Daniel King (speedway Rider)
Daniel Robert King (born 14 August 1986) is a British speedway rider.Rider Index , speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 24 March 2017 Career Born in , King began his career in 2001 with Peterborough Pumas. He has raced for , , , and |
Greg Hancock
Gregory Alan Hancock (born June 3, 1970 in Whittier, California) is an American former professional motorcycle speedway rider. As of 2023, he was one of only six riders to have won the individual World Championship four or more times. In addition to his four Speedway World Championships he won the Speedway World Team Cup with the USA speedway team on three occasions. Hancock appeared in all but one of the Grand Prix series, since its creation in 1995 until 2019. Career Hancock first came to the United Kingdom at the end of the 1988 speedway season to ride exhibition races with fellow 18-year-old Californian Billy Hamill. It was during this time that Hancock agreed a deal to ride for Cradley Heath the following year – the same team that his mentor Bruce Penhall used to ride for. Hancock was an instant success for Cradley in the British League. He also won gold medals for the US in the 1992 World Pairs and World Team Cup. However, due to injury and problems with the American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harris (speedway Rider)
Christopher Calvin Harris (born 28 November 1982) from Truro, Cornwall, nicknamed ''Bomber'', is a Great Britain international speedway rider for the Leicester Lions and Glasgow Tigers in the United Kingdom. Career history Early career Harris began his racing career at the age of six and a half by competing in grasstrack events. His talent quickly became apparent when he began to win all of the junior age groups in the South-West area. In 1998, aged 15, he turned to speedway racing for the St. Austell Gulls at Amateur Conference League level. The Gulls won the Championship and the Knockout Cup. On his 16th birthday, Harris signed for the Exeter Falcons, who competed in the Premier League, the middle tier of British speedway's three-league structure. Despite the death of his father, who was his driver and mentor, he achieved his first notable individual success later that year, when he became Great Britain Under-16 Champion. He was also selected to ride for Great Britain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
