2008 Speedway World Cup
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The 2008 FIM Nordicbet Speedway World Cup (SWC) is the 8th 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 19 2008
2008 in sports
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 in Vojens
Vojens
Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...

, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. The tournament was won by host team 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...

 (49 pts) and they beat 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...

 (46 pts), 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...

 (39 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...

 (21 pts) in the Final
2008 Speedway World Cup Final
The 2008 Speedway World Cup Final was the fourth and last race of the 2008 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on July 19, 2008 in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.- Results :- Heat details :- Heat after heat :...

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It was the second time the Speedway World Cup was won by Denmark and their thirteenth Team World Champion title overall. It was the second time Hans Andersen
Hans Nørgaard Andersen
Hans Nørgaard Andersen is a motorcycle speedway rider and captain of the Denmark speedway team that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008.- Career summary :...

, Niels Kristian Iversen
Niels Kristian Iversen
Niels Kristian Trochmann Iversen is an international motorcycle speedway rider. He was part of the Danish teams that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008.-The Early Days:...

, Bjarne Pedersen
Bjarne Pedersen
Bjarne Pedersen is an international motorcycle speedway rider who has represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup, winning it on two occasions: in 2006 and 2008.-Career summary:...

 and Nicki Pedersen
Nicki Pedersen
Nicki Pedersen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He has won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008 and was a World Cup winner with Denmark in 2006 and 2008. His brother, Ronni Pedersen, has also ridden in the Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup.-Domestic teams:Pedersen began speedway...

 had been members of a World Cup winning team (Champions in 2006
2006 Speedway World Cup
The 2006 Speedway World Cup was the 6th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 22, 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Denmark and they beat Sweden , host team Great Britain and Australia in the Final...

, but it was the first time for Kenneth Bjerre
Kenneth Bjerre
Kenneth Bjerre Jensen is a Danish international motorcycle speedway rider who races using the name Kenneth Bjerre. He rides in the UK for the Kings Lynn Stars in the Elite League....

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Calendar

Day Venue Winner
Qualification
25 May   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...

  Hungary
Hungary national speedway team
The Hungary national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Hungary. They were 3rd in 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship.- 2008 Team Squad :- Speedway World Cup :- Riders :- European Pairs Championship :...

result
29 Jun   Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

  Czech Republic
Czech Republic national speedway team
The Czech Republic are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have never won the competition but have appeared in eight finals.- Speedway World Team Cup :- Team U-21 World Championship :- Team U-19 European Championship :...

result
Semi-Finals
12 Jul   Leszno
Leszno
Leszno is a town in central Poland with 63,955 inhabitants . Situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously the capital of the Leszno Voivodeship . The town has county status.-History:...

  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...

result
14 Jul   Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

  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...

result
Race-Off
17 Jul   Vojens
Vojens
Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...

  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...

result
Final
19 Jul   Vojens
Vojens
Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...

  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...

result


Qualification

The top 6 teams of the overall 2007 Speedway World Cup
2007 Speedway World Cup
The 2007 Speedway World Cup was the 7th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 21, 2007 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland and they beat defending champion Denmark , Australia and Great Britain in the...

 was directly seeded into the 2008 SWC Final Tournament: 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...

 (Rank #1 - the defending Champion), 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...

 (#2), 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...

 (#3), 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....

 (#4), 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...

 (#5) and Russia
Russia national speedway team
Russia are an international speedway team who compete in the major international competition, the Speedway World Cup. They are managed by Andrey Savin and the current captain is Rybnik's Denis Gizatullin.- 2009 Squad :* Denis Gizatullin* Grigory Laguta...

 (#6). 2 other teams was shall qualify to the SWC through 2 preliminary rounds: Czech Republic
Czech Republic national speedway team
The Czech Republic are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have never won the competition but have appeared in eight finals.- Speedway World Team Cup :- Team U-21 World Championship :- Team U-19 European Championship :...

 (#7) and Hungary
Hungary national speedway team
The Hungary national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Hungary. They were 3rd in 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship.- 2008 Team Squad :- Speedway World Cup :- Riders :- European Pairs Championship :...

 (#8).

In Preliminary Round 1 in 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...

, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 was won Hungary team (51+3 points) after Run-Off between Matej Ferjan
Matej Ferjan
Matej Ferjan , was a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who also rode for the Hungary national speedway team....

 and Tobias Kroner from Germany
Germany national speedway team
The Germany national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Germany.- 2009 Team :A members of 2009 Teams was approval in March 2009 by Deutscher Motor Sport Bund.* Seniors:** Martin Smolinski** Kevin Wölbert** Tobias Kroner...

 (51+2 pts). Last places was take Latvia
Latvia national speedway team
Latvia national speedway team is the national speedway team which represents Latvia.-Speedway World Cup:...

 (36 pts) nad United States
United States national speedway team
The United States national speedway team are an international speedway team from the United States who compete in the annual major international speedway competition, the Speedway World Cup. They are managed by David Joiner and the current captain is 1997 World Champion Greg Hancock...

 (12 pts) without Grand Prix rider Greg Hancock
Greg Hancock
Gregory Alan "Greg" Hancock is an American motorcycle speedway rider.He is a current Speedway World Champion and a multiple World Team champion with USA, with whom he is currently captain...

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In Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 was rode Preliminary Round 2 who was won by Czech Republic team (59 points). They beat Finland
Finland national speedway team
The Finland national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Finland.- Speedway World Cup :...

 (40 pts), Slovenia
Slovenia national speedway team
The Slovenia national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Slovenia. They were 2nd in 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship.- Speedway World Cup :- Riders :- European Pairs Championship :- Team U-21 World Championship :...

 (35 pts) and Italy
Italy national speedway team
The Italy national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Italy.- 2011 Team :* Guglielmo Franchetti* Mattia Carpanese* Cristian Carrica* Nicolas Covatti* Marco Gregnanin- Speedway World Cup :- Riders :...

 (16 pts).
  • Qualifying round 1 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...

  • Qualifying round 2 Ljubljana
    Ljubljana
    Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

  • Pos. National team Pts.
    1 51+3
    2 51+e
    3 36
    4 12
    Pos. National team Pts.
    1 59
    2 40
    3 35
    4 16

    Tournament

    The SWC Final Tournament was held by Poland
    Poland
    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

     (Event 1), Great Britain
    Great Britain
    Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

     (Event 2) and Denmark
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

     (Race-Off and The Final).

    First Semi-Final (Event 1) was held in Leszno
    Leszno
    Leszno is a town in central Poland with 63,955 inhabitants . Situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously the capital of the Leszno Voivodeship . The town has county status.-History:...

    , Poland
    Poland
    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

    . This meeting was won by Australia (56+3 points) after Run-Off between Leigh Adams
    Leigh Adams
    Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion...

     and Jarosław Hampel from Poland (56+2 points). To Race-Off was quality Russia (36 pts). Last was Hungary (10 pts).

    In Event 2 in Coventry
    Coventry
    Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

    , Great Britain
    Great Britain
    Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

     won Denmark team (63 points). They beat Sweden (50.5 pts), Great Britain (25.5 pts) who qualift to Race-Off. Czech Republic (13 pts) was last.

    The Race-Off and the Final was held in Vojens
    Vojens
    Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...

    , Denmark
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

     In Race-Off won Sweden team (53 points). Sweden and Poland (50 points) was qualify to the Final. Last two places was take by Great Britain (36 points) and Russia (17 points).

    In the Finale won Denmark team (49 points). They beat Poland (46), Sweden (39) and Australia (21).

    Final classification

    Pos. National team Pts.
    49
    46
    39
    4 21
    5 36
    6 17
    7 13
    8 10
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