U23 Team European Championship: Czech Republic wins, Germany fails / European U23 Team Speedway Championship

The semi-final of the European Speedway U23 Team Championship was originally supposed to take place on April 20, but the first date was not good. Rain forced the race to be postponed; The Czechs, who were favored by GP driver Jan Kvech in their ranks, made a convincing start with eleven out of twelve points in the first round to take the lead. In the second half, the natives of Pardubice continued seamlessly and extended their lead over the English. Led by the talented Adam Bednar, who scored 15 points, the Czechs won with 50 out of 60 points to advance to the finals in Krakow, Poland.

The race day was disappointing for the German team. Norick Blödorn was not selected after an agreement with the team manager because he wanted to focus on the Polish league due to a scheduling conflict. Unfortunately, this race was canceled due to the weather and the best German U23 rider was unable to compete in either Poland or Pardubice. But even with Blödorn, Germany would have no chance of victory. Only two points were obtained in the first round, and after only the second round Germany was equal to the French with five points. The team coached by Sascha Dörner could not keep the fight for the third place open for a long time and took the last place with 14 less points.

The results of the semi-finals of the U23 European Championship Pardubice/CZ:

Finalists:
1. Tschechien, 50 Points: Daniel Klima 9, Jan Jenicek 2, Jan Macek 13, Adam Bednar 15, Jan Kvech 11

Removed:
2. Great Britain, 35 points: Tom Brennan 10, Jordan Jenkins 2, Anders Rowe 12, Leon Flint 8, Ashton Boughen 3
3. France, 20 points: Steven Goret 6, Mathias Tresarrieu 6, Steven Labouyrie 6, Tino Bouin 1, Theo Ugoni 1
4. Germany, 14 points: Jonny Wynant 2, Ben Iken 3, Lukas Wegner 1, Patrick Hyjek 3, Erik Bachhuber 5