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Cycle News 2013 Issue 38 September 24

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VOL. 50 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 miss the rest of the season. The World Championship race may not have been settled in Stockholm, but Iversen made a sensational surge into the bronze medal position with an awesome 18-point haul. He moved to 119 points, while Nicki Pedersen is six points behind on 113 ahead of the season-closing Torun Speedway Grand Prix of Poland on October 5. Iversen has established himself as one of the most consistent riders in world speedway over the past two seasons. After adding his Stockholm success to his Italian GP win, Puk would love to crown a fine season with a topthree finish in the championship. "If I could pick up a medal, it would be a dream come true," he said. "It's something I have always dreamed about. To do that would just be amazing. I maxed out tonight after my first heat World Championship leader Tai Woffinden crashed out of the event and reinjured his broken collarbone. The Brit is six points short of winning the title and he hopes to be fit enough to do so at the next round in Poland on October 5. P67 when I hit the tapes and to do that at this level is just insane. I can't really describe it. I almost don't know what to say really. I can't believe it went that well. I didn't make the best of starts at the beginning and had to make a few passes. It just went better as the night went on. My starts were better, my speed was better – it was perfect. "There is still a lot of work to get that medal and there are some guys who want to do it as much as I do. I've got to stay focused. I'm not looking at it as needing to defend something in Torun – I need to attack it. I need to score all the points I can." Iversen has never finished above the 12th place he achieved in the 2008 World Championship, but has transformed himself from a solid international racer into one of the sport's big-hitters over the

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