Shooting stars Bastian Pedersen, Mikkel Andersen and Villads Nagel joined forces to lift the European Under-19 Pairs Championship for Denmark at Czech track Pilsen on Saturday.
The trio could not have had a better warm-up for the Deluxe Homeart FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens on Friday – the final round of the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship series.
Vojens wild card Pedersen – nephew of Danish team boss Nicki Pedersen – blazed to 14 points and was unbeaten by an opponent, with Andersen accruing 10 and SGP2 reserve Nagel notching four as Denmark finished on 28.
Poland claimed the silver medals on 23, with SGP2 star Kevin Malkiewicz topping their score chart on 10. Former SGP3 rider Kacper Mania collected eight and 2024 SGP2 regular Bartosz Banbor scored five.
Hosts Czechia claimed the bronze medals on 17. Despite tying with neighbours Germany, DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga winner Adam Bubba Bednar was their hero. After scoring 14 points from six rides, he defeated German racer Mario Hausl in a run-off for third place.
Hausl starred for fourth-placed Germany on 11, with Patrick Hyjek adding six. Sweden took fifth place on 15, with 2023 SGP3 champion Rasmus Karlsson starring on 12.
Great Britain finished sixth on 14 points, with 2024 SGP3 bronze medallist Will Cairns bagging eight points. The Ukrainian team was seventh on 12, with Roman Kapustin claiming 11 of their points.