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DOUBLE DANISH DELIGHT AT FIM SGP4 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN VOJENS
Denmark’s Tino Stjernegaard Olsen took the win at the first-ever FIM SGP4 World Championship with a 15-point maximum at Danish venue Vojens on Saturday.The SGP4 project made its debut in 2023 as part of Warner Bros. Discovery Sports’ vision to deliver a new generation of champions, with six-time world champion Tony Rickardsson designing a 190cc bike to train the sport’s newest riders, aged between 11 and 13. For the first time since the SGP4 class was launched, the competition has been granted full world-championship status by the FIM. Riders from 11 different countries and four different continents headed to Vojens Speedway Center during its 50th-anniversary Weekend of Champions, battling it out over a hard-fought 20 heats. Home hero Olsen went unbeaten over all five races to become the first-ever under-13 world champion, whilst fellow countryman Harry Moller finished second with 13 points. Australia’s Cooper Antone rounded out the podium after a third-place run-off, which saw him defeat Sweden’s Ludvig Lundgren after they tied on 11 points.Olsen, 12, was delighted to take the win in front of an excited home crowd at his second SGP4 event. He said: “I’m feeling good. I was very nervous (going into the last race). When I got up to the start, my heart was pounding so hard. I have a lot of people helping me. Today, I had Jacob Jensen as my coach, and it was him that was calming me down.”
RIDERS REVEALED FOR FIM SGP4 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN VOJENS THIS SATURDAY
The line-up for the FIM SGP4 World Championship at Denmark’s Vojens Speedway Center this Saturday has been revealed.Riders aged 11-13 from 11 different countries and four different continents are set to battle it out on the 190cc SGP4 bikes, designed by six-time FIM Speedway world champion Tony Rickardsson.Australia’s Cooper Antone bids to make it third time lucky in his quest for gold after winning silver in the 2023 and 2024 SGP4 events in Malilla, Sweden. He’s joined in returning from the 2024 line-up by Denmark’s Tino Stjerngaard Olsen, who was eighth last year and flies the home flag alongside newcomers Simon Jul Vindum and Harry Moller.Argentina’s Augusto Camoriano makes the long return trip to Scandinavia after finishing 10th in 2024. Germany will be represented by Johannes Ebel and Will Nico, while Sweden has three entrants – Theo Trofast, Ludvig Lundgren and Harald Fohlin. Great Britain’s Fraser Buckle, who trains at Oxford, makes his SGP4 debut, alongside USA shooting star Riley Rearick. They are joined by Slovakia’s Ondrej Trnik, Netherlands’ Ravi Nijenhuis, Norway’s Odd Leo Vigre, Latvia’s Valters Buss and one final entrant to be confirmed.
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COACHES RICKARDSSON, HANCOCK AND SUNDSTROM HAIL SUCCESSFUL FIM SGP ACADEMY IN SWEDEN
Coaches Tony Rickardsson, Greg Hancock and Linus Sundstrom were delighted with their latest class of FIM SGP Academy stars after 18 riders from eight different countries took part in the event at Swedish club Malilla last week.The second FIM SGP Academy of 2025 saw riders aged 11-15, riding youth bikes ranging from 85cc to the 190cc SGP4 bike under the guidance of six-time FIM Speedway world champion Rickardsson and four-time Speedway GP world champion Hancock, as well as Swedish national coach Sundstrom, who won the 2015 FIM Speedway World Cup.As well as on-track coaching in areas like cornering, starting and passing, riders took part in classroom sessions covering aspects of the sport including regulations, bike preparation, media and social media, sponsorship, fitness and health.Riders representing host nation Sweden, the United States, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Romania and Finland all took part in an event staged in partnership between FIM Speedway global promoter Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, the FIM and Swedish governing body SVEMO.Rickardsson was delighted with the progress his students made and looks forward to continuing to develop the FIM SGP Academy project ahead of the third and final event in Torun, Poland, which is part of FIM Speedway of Nations week, which runs from September 30 until October 4.
BRITISH FIM SGP3 FINALIST RUSHEN INSPIRED TO CHASE SPEEDWAY GP DREAM
Great Britain talent Cooper Rushen admits competing in Friday’s FIM SGP3 Final – Prague only inspires him to chase his FIM Speedway Grand Prix dream.As part of their vision to promote and develop speedway’s next generation of stars, the FIM Speedway Youth World Championship was rebranded as SGP3 by FIM Speedway global promoter Warner Bros. Discovery Sports in 2022, with the sport’s 250cc, under-16 championship now staged as part of a Speedway GP World Championship weekend.Sixteen riders from 10 different countries – Czechia, Slovakia, Great Britain, Poland, Denmark, Australia, the United States, Slovenia, Germany and Ukraine – battle it out in the Czech capital just 24 hours before Marketa Stadium hosts a record-breaking 31st FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague on Saturday night.Before the sport’s elite take to the track, the storied venue plays host to a galaxy of shooting stars in the FIM SGP3 Final. The world’s biggest 250cc event is renowned for delivering some of the most exciting FIM Speedway action of the season, and it also plays a key role in inspiring the next generation to pursue their dream of riding in Speedway GP in the years to come.Rushen won FIM SGP3 Semi-Final 1 at former FIM Slovenian Speedway GP venue Krsko last Saturday, and now he can’t wait to take his place on one of the sport’s most famous racetracks.
SGP3 QUALIFIERS | AUSSIE RACER BAILEY HITS MAX TO PUNCH PRAGUE TICKET
Australian shooting star Beau Bailey will bid to swap FIM Speedway Youth World Championship silver for gold after winning FIM SGP3 Semi-Final 2 with a 15-point maximum on Saturday evening.Bailey delivered a perfect five rides at Slovenian club Krsko to book his place at the FIM SGP3 Final – Prague on Friday (17:00 CEST start).After taking second place to Polish star Maksymilian Pawelczak at the 2024 FIM SGP3 Final – Gorzow, Bailey will be determined to finish a step higher in the Czech capital.He is joined in heading to Prague by Ukrainian star Makar Levishyn – younger brother of FIM Speedway of Nations star Marko – who took second spot on 14 points.Local star Gregor Zorko made it two Slovenian riders in the Final after finishing third on 13 points to join compatriot Sven Cerjak – runner-up in this afternoon’s Semi-Final 1 – in Prague.Danish racer Villads Pedersen qualified in fourth place on 12, with Poland’s Maksymilian Kostera through in fifth on 11. Slovakia will be represented in Prague by Marek Ziman, who scored nine – a total matched by Czech racer Karel Prusa, who qualified in seventh.The last place went to American racer Nicolas Hohlbein, who qualified on eight to join fellow countryman Brady Landon in the Final.
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