W/E JULY 7TH 2001 | Speedway riders, history and results

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Tomasz Gollob

Rear

World Cup Action

News

Injury-hit Team GB qualify for the Speedway World Cup race-off after a gallant second place in the Round 1 meeting in Gdansk/li]
[li]USA suffer a blow as Billy Hamill is ruled out of their World Cup opening round following a crash in Sweden
Eastbourne re-sign Russian star Roman Povazhny alog with Czech racer Antonin Svab. The management team are still deliberating on who they will replace
Former Exeter and Bristol co-promoter John Richards passes away at the age of 67
Swindon sign veteran Alun Rossiter to replace young prospect Mark Steel
Glasgow sign Danish youngster Henning Bager after Finn Kauko Nieminen turns down a deal
Struggling Trelawny sign recently released Glasgow rider Mark Courtney. German rider Steffen Mell makes way for the experienced former Leicester man

Major Meetings

World Cup Round 1, Gdansk, July 1st 2001

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/7469/swc-2001-event-gdansk

World Cup Round 2, Gdansk, July 2nd 2001

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/7470/swc-2001-event-ii-gdansk

Big Wins

King's Lynn 59 v 31 Eastbourne

Nicki Pedersen (14+1)..Joonas Kylmakorpi (11+2)

Oxford 59 v 31 Ipswich

Leigh Adams (14)..Craig Boyce (11)

Peterborough 62 v 28 Eastbourne

Ryan Sullivan (15)...Joonas Kylmakorpi (11)

Isle of Wight 60 v 30 Exeter

Ray Morton (15)...Brent Werner(G) (10)

Hull 61 v 29 Glasgow

Paul Thorp (14+1)..Les Collins (10)

Edinburgh 59 v 31 Stoke

Robert Eriksson (15)..Scott Robson(G) (10)

Sheffield 65 v 25 Swindon

Simon Stead (15)...Martin Dixon (8)

League Tables

League 1

League 2 Top 5

League 2 Bottom 5