MJJ LEADS THE WAY

Sunday 22nd July 2012, 05:33

Danish World Cup winner Michael Jepsen Jensen got his quest for more global gold off to a dream start by winning round one of the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship Final in Lonigo on Saturday.

The Peterborough rider tied on 12 points with Poland’s Przemyslaw Pawlicki, but defeated the Leszno man in a run-off for first place.

Both men gain 12 championship points and MJJ has no real advantage over last year’s World Under-21 bronze medallist going into the remaining six meetings.

Gorzow SGP finalist Bartosz Zmarzlik won a three-way run-off with Danish international Mikkel B Jensen and defending champion Maciej Janowski for third place after they all finished on 11.

Polish Under-21 champion Piotr Pawlicki bagged nine along with Danish duo Mikkel Michelsen and Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen.

The next round takes place at Slovenian circuit Lendava on August 4.

LONIGO SCORES: 1. Michael Jepsen Jensen 12+3, 2. Przemyslaw Pawlicki 12+2, 3. Bartosz Zmarzlik 11+3, 4. Mikkel Bech Jensen 11+2, 5. Maciej Janowski 11+1, 6. Piotr Pawlicki 9, 7. Mikkel Michelsen 9, 8. Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 9, 9. Pontus Aspgren 8, 10. Nicklas Porsing 8, 11. Aleksandr Loktaev 6, 12. Tobiasz Musielak 5, 13. Vaclav Milik 4, 14. Michele Paco Castagna 2, 15. Damian Adamczak 2, 16. Nicolas Vincentin 1.

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