Monster Energy Speedway World Cup Back With A Bang

The FIM Monster Energy Speedway World Cup is back after a six-year absence, and it’s back bigger and better than ever.

Wroclaw, Poland is playing host to the week-long festival of speedway, with four meetings taking place to decide which nations rules the roost and so far we’ve had two action-packed races.

The top nine countries in the world headed to Wroclaw in search of glory and seven now remain after the first two events, with four of them doing battle to join Poland, Great Britain and Denmark in Saturday’s final.

On Tuesday night Great Britain, Sweden, Czech Republic and Germany went bar-to-bar, with the top team qualifying straight through to the final. It was GB, led by Tai Woffinden and Dan Bewley, who dominated and they sailed through with 43 points.

Their nearest challenger was Sweden, captained by our man Freddie Lindgren, on 32 and Czech Republic pipped Germany to third place on 23. That meant the German team were eliminated and Sweden and Czech Republic race in Friday’s Race Off event.

Bewley, who top-scored, told fimspeedway.com: “Whatever four teams are in the Final, it’s going to be pretty tough. I am just looking forward to it. We will see what we can do.

“It’s always nice, racing in Wroclaw, and I am stoked to have raced in my first World Cup. I think it’s the best meeting there is. Being a motocross rider and coming into this, it’s a little bit like the Motocross of Nations. There is just something special about this meeting.

“As a fan, you have a rider to support in each race. I think it’s the best meeting we have out of all of them as we only have it every few years, it’s going to be a pretty special final.”

The following night it was the turn of Denmark, Australia, Finland and France to take centre stage - and what a battle.

Both Australia and Denmark are packed-full of world class talent and it was always going to be a closely-fought encounter between them. It was Denmark who made the early running, but Australia fought back and with two races to go they were within one point of the leaders.

The Danes edged another point ahead in the penultimate race and despite a last-heat victory for Jason Doyle, they held on to take the ticket to the final and Australia had to settle for second place.

Jack Holder, Jaimon Lidsey and Chris Holder all featured for the Aussies and they will take their place in the Race Off on Friday alongside France, Sweden and Czech Republic. Only one of those teams will join the other three in the final, where home favourites Poland will be roared on by over 15,000 people in the Olympic Stadium.

It’s fast, it’s fierce and it always deliver maximum drama - the Monster Energy Speedway World Cup is back and we are so excited to see how it plays out…