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IN THE WIND P24 Zmarzlik Victorious In Vojens SpeedwayGP P olish ace Bartosz Zmarzlik stormed into a nine-point FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship lead at the Danish SGP sponsored by ECCO but says he won't be looking at the standings until after the decider in Torun. The world number-two won his third SpeedwayGP of 2019 at Vojens Speedway Center, Sep- tember 7, after getting the better of Matej Zagar, Fredrik Lindgren and Emil Sayfutdinov in the final, ending the night on 18 points. Having started the meeting level on 85 with Leon Madsen, Zmarzlik surged on to 103 and is nine points ahead of Sayfutdi- nov, in second, who has 94, with Madsen third on 92 after falling short of the semifinals at seven points. Zmarzlik has now given himself a golden opportunity to become Poland's third world champion, following in the tire treads of 1973 winner Jerzy Szczakiel and 2010 SGP Champion Tomasz Gollob. But the Gorzow hero won't be paying any attention to the world championship standings until after the next two rounds in Car- diff, September 21, and Torun, October 5. "I am not looking at the table," Zmarzlik said. "I am only focused on myself. I will see the table af- ter the last heat in Torun. It feels very nice to win this GP. This feels unbelievable because, after my first heat, I didn't feel so fast." Zmarzlik topped the podium at last year's Adrian Flux British SGP and can't wait for the 2019 edition in two weeks as speed- way prepares to take over Car- diff's iconic Principality Stadium once again. Vojens runner-up, Zagar, is delighted with the progress he has made across an astonishing fortnight. He booked his place in SGP 2020 with victory at the GP Challenge in Gorican, August 24. The Slovenian then finished third at the Aztorin German SGP in Teterow last Saturday. After storming to second in Denmark, he's pleased to see his hard work paying dividends. "Step by step, we have made progress," Zagar said. "Success doesn't come from nothing, and we have been working really hard." Third-placed Lindgren was happy to keep himself firmly in the medal hunt, scoring 15 points to retain fourth place in the world championship. He is now just five points short of Madsen in third and closing rapidly on the ros- trum places. "It was a very good result," Lidgren said. "I felt consistent. I was making good decisions in the first turn and riding smoothly. I was comfortable with my bike tonight, and that certainly helps." John Hipkiss FINAL 1. Bartosz Zmarzlik (18) 2. Matej Zagar (13) 3. Fredrik Lindgren (15) 4. Emil Sayfutdinov (16) Bartosz Zmarzlik is now the sole leader in the SpeedwayGP Championship after winning in Denmark.