Polish sensation Maksymilian Pawelczak powered to huge last-heat win over Danish rival Villads Nagel to seal European Under-24 Team Championship gold in Grudziadz on Saturday.
Poland and Denmark went into the final race tied on 42 points, with SGP2 duo Pawelczak and Nagel facing off in heat 20. The Bydgoszcz sensation delivered a sublime start when it mattered most to hit the front and secure a 16th Polish victory in the competition on 45 points.
Pawelczak starred on 14 points – a figure matched by double SGP2 champion Mateusz Cierniak, while Bartlomiej Kowalski collected nine and Kevin Malkiewicz added eight.
Nagel and SGP2 rival Mikkel Andersen led the Danish score chart on 13, with Bastian Pedersen notching nine, William Drejer scoring six and Jacob Jensen registering three as Denmark took the silver medals on 44 points.
Great Britain picked up the bronze medals on 19, with former SGP2 star Leon Flint leading the way on 10. Will Cairns and Cooper Rushen added three apiece, with Dan Thompson scoring two and Luke Harrison collecting one.
Sweden finished fourth on 12 points, led by five-point tallies from Casper Henriksson and Avon van Dyck. Noel Wahlqvist added two.
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