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Cycle News 2013 Issue 18 May 7

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ROUND 3/MAY 4, 2013 ULLEVI STADIUM/GOTHENBERG, SWEDEN WORLD SPEEDWAY STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN HIPKISS R ussian sensation Emil Sayfutdinov dedicated his Fogo Swedish FIM Speedway Grand Prix triumph to his late father Damir after he lost his fight with cancer shortly before the race in Gothenburg on Saturday night. The 23-year-old produced a breathtaking, last-lap swoop around World Champion Chris Holder to top the rostrum and add to the win he claimed in Bydgoszcz on April 20. Sayfutdinov missed his Polish club Czestochowa's home meeting with Leszno last Sunday P88 WORLD SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX SERIES to stay at his father's bedside in Russia. But the Salavat-born racer opted to return to the track at the Ullevi Stadium and produced a courageous, daredevil, and lightening-quick performance. The 2009 Gothenburg winner, who was unaware of the tragic news until after the post-meeting press conference, was delighted to triumph in Sweden again, and hopes the victory will comfort his family at this most difficult of times. "When I was at home, I said to my dad, 'I'll win this for you.' I did that. My family will feel much better for this hopefully." Sayfutdinov has been inundated with messages of support TRAG VICTO Sayfutdinov wins one for his father Nicki Pedersen finished third on the night in Sweden.

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