2006 Speedway World Cup
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The 2006 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 6th FIM
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....

 Speedway World Cup
Speedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...

 season. The Final took place on July 22, 2006
2006 in sports
2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia...

 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire
Reading, Berkshire
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, Great Britain
Great Britain
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. The tournament was won by Denmark
Denmark national speedway team
Denmark are one of the major teams in international speedway. They are managed by former rider Jan Stæchmann and the current captain is Peterborough Panthers' Hans Andersen...

 (45 pts) and they beat Sweden
Sweden national speedway team
Sweden are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have been managed by Mats Olsson, who is currently in his 2nd spell, since 2005 after he quit in 2000...

 (37 pts), host team Great Britain
Great Britain national speedway team
The Great Britain national speedway team are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by Poole Pirates manager Neil Middleditch and the captain is Chris Harris of the Belle Vue Aces....

 (36 pts) and Australia
Australia national speedway team
Australia are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by former rider, three time Australian Champion and 1994 World #3 Craig Boyce and captained by three time Speedway World Champion Jason Crump...

 (35 pts) in the Final
2006 Speedway World Cup Final
The 2006 Speedway World Cup Final was the fourth and last race of the 2006 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on July 22, 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Great Britain.- Results :- Heat details :...

. The defending champion Poland
Poland national speedway team
The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union . The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine times . The team has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs...

 did not qualified to the Final.

Qualification

  • Qualifying round 1 Daugavpils
    Daugavpils
    Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...

  • Qualifying round 2 Miskolc
    Miskolc
    Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...

  • Pos. National team Pts.
    1 42
    2 39+3
    3 39+2
    4 30
    Pos. National team Pts.
    1 59
    2 41
    3 25+3
    4 25+2

    Tournament

    Final classification

    Pos. National team Pts.
    45
    37
    36
    4 35
    5 35
    6 28
    7 9
    8 7

    See also

    • 2006 Speedway Grand Prix
      2006 Speedway Grand Prix
      The 2006 Speedway Grand Prix season is the twelfth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :...

    • 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship
      2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship
      The 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.-Abensberg :-Kulma :-Final:...

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