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| Sat 30th July | European Championships | Astley & Tyldesley | |
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It was a most exciting day of racing at Gin Pit on Saturday, as Astley & Tyldesley staged Day 2 of the European Cycle Speedway Championships. The day's finale saw England win the European Nations Cup, beating Poland by one point, in an extremely hard fought match, with no shortage of racing incidents throughout the match. Final score: England 63 Poland 62 Wales 45 Ireland 24. England rode to a more convincing win in the European Junior Nations Cup, beating Poland 97-82. A&T's John White made his England Junior team debut, winning two of his three races as he scored 9 points. During the afternoon, continual rain badly affected the two Open Individual Semi-Finals, rendering the slick track very slippery, resulting in numerous slides and falls. Four riders tied for 1st place in Open Semi-Final 1, after scoring 16 points - Paul Heard, Chris Jewkes, Lewis Brinkhoff, Jakub Kosciecha. There was success for A&T riders in Open Semi-Final 2, as Pawel Idziorek and Reece Pollitt both qualified for Sunday's Open Individual Final, after scoring 16 and 14 points respectively. Track record holder Dawid Bas topped the scores with a 20 points maximum. Jakub Sawinski posted a 20 points maximum score to win Junior Semi-Final 1, and there was joy for A&T as John White scored an impressive 17 points to qualify for Sunday's final. First year rider, Caspar Ellis, bowed out after scoring 7. Noah Woodhouse topped the scorers in Junior Semi-Final 2, with 18 points. A&T's Duncan Whalley was eliminated after scoring 10. |
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