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Andrejs Koroļevs
Andrejs Koroļevs (born 30 July 1969) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia. Since 1996, he raced on a Polish licence after gaining Polish citizenship and was known as Andrzej Korolew. He is a five times champion of Latvia. Career Koroļevs won his first national championship in 1991, the same year in which the restoration of independence of Latvia took place. he had previously competed in the Soviet Union Individual Speedway Championship. Koroļevs won the title four more times in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001. He is regarded as the Latvian rider who paved the way for a new group of riders emerging from the country. Speedway Grand Prix results Honours World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) **2006 - 34th place (0 points) * Individual U-21 World Championship ** 1990 - Lviv - track reserve (3 points) *Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup) **''2003 - 3rd place in Qualifying round'' **''2008 - 3rd place in Qualifying Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Speedway World Cup
The 2008 FIM Nordicbet Speedway World Cup (SWC) is the 8th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 19 July 2008 in sports, 2008 in Vojens, Denmark. The tournament was won by host team Denmark national speedway team, Denmark (49 pts) and they beat defending champion Poland national speedway team, Poland (46 pts), Sweden national speedway team, Sweden (39 pts) and Australia national speedway team, Australia (21 pts) in 2008 Speedway World Cup Final, the Final. It was the second time the Speedway World Cup was won by Denmark and their thirteenth Team World Champion title overall. It was the second time Hans Nørgaard Andersen, Hans Andersen, Niels Kristian Iversen, Bjarne Pedersen and Nicki Pedersen had been members of a World Cup winning team (Champions in 2006 Speedway World Cup, 2006, but it was the first time for Kenneth Bjerre. Calendar Qualification The top 6 teams of the overall 2007 Speedway World Cup was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia National Speedway Team
The Latvia national speedway team is one of the nations that compete in international motorcycle speedway. History As the Soviet Union The Soviet Union speedway team (which was composed predominantly of Russian riders but also Ukrainian, Latvian and Belarus riders) first competed in the 1961 edition of the Speedway World Team Cup, where they finished second in the East European round. Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were regular World Cup contenders from 1961 until their final World Cup in 1983. They reached the final on 12 occasions, winning the silver medal five times, in 1964, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975 and the bronze medals three times, in 1967, 1969 and 1973. As Latvia Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the riders then competed for their new speedway nations of Russia, Ukraine and Latvia. The Latvian national team first competed in the World Team Cup at the 1992 Speedway World Team Cup, finishing 4th in Group D (the fourth t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaný
Slaný (; ) is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Slaný consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Slaný (13,728) *Blahotice (27) *Dolín (412) *Kvíc (467) *Kvíček (790) *Lotouš (61) *Netovice (77) *Otruby (110) *Trpoměchy (154) *Želevčice (119) Etymology The word ''slaný'' literally means 'salty' in Czech. According to the Wenceslaus Hajek's chronicle records, Slaný was founded at the site of a salt spring below the hill of Slánská hora. Geography Slaný is located about north of Kladno and northwest of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point and a dominant feature of the town's panorama is the hill Slánská hora at above sea level. The stream of Červený potok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The 2008 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup was the 11th motorcycle speedway championship for clubs competing in Europe. It was organised by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM). The competition was primarily for Eastern European teams and only featured Polish teams from three of the 'Big four' leagues, with the British, Swedish and Danish leagues choosing not to compete. Mega-Lada Togliatti won the championship for a record fourth time. Calendar Qualification Mega Lada Togliatti and Lokomotiv Daugavpils qualified for the final. *31 May 2008 (5:00 pm) * Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils Final *6 September 2008 * Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný References pzm.pl- UEM Calendar 2008pzm.pl- Allocation See also {{European Speedway Club Champions' Cup seasons 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarnów
Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east–west connection from Lviv to Kraków, and two additional lines, one of which links the city with the Slovakia, Slovak border. Tarnów is known for its traditional architecture of Poland, Polish architecture, which was influenced by foreign cultures and foreigners that once lived in the area, most notably Jews, Germans and Austrians. The Old Town, featuring 16th century tenements, houses and defensive walls, has been preserved. Tarnów is also the warmest city of Poland, with the highest long-term mean annual temperature in the whole country. Companies headquartered in the city include Poland's largest chemical industry company Grupa Azoty and defence industry company Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów, ZMT. The city is currently subdivided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The 2006 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup was the ninth motorcycle speedway championship for clubs competing in Europe. It was organised by the Union Européenne de Motocyclisme, European Motorcycle Union (UEM). The competition was primarily for Eastern European teams and only featured Polish teams from three of the 'Big four' leagues, with the British, Swedish and Danish leagues choosing not to compete. Unia Tarnów (motorcycle speedway), Unia Tarnów won the championship. Calendar Semi-finals Semi-Final 1 Semi-Final 2 Final References uem-online.org - 2006 Track Racing results, pages 11–12. {{European Speedway Club Champions' Cup seasons European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, 2006 2006 in speedway, European C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
