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WOFFINDEN KEEPS CZECH GP STREAK ALIVE
F
IM Speedway World Cham-
pionship leader Tai Woffin-
den completed a sensational
hat-trick of Czech Republic
Grand Prix wins on Saturday,
May 23, and dedicated it to his
British fans.
The 2013 world champion
topped the Marketa Stadium
rostrum for a third season in
succession after beating the
Polish duo—Jaroslaw Hampel
and Maciej Janowski—and triple
World Champion Nicki Pedersen
in the final.
Woffinden is now six points
clear of Pedersen at the top
of the World Championship,
ahead of the blockbuster British
Speedway Grand Prix at Car-
diff's Millennium Stadium on July
4. He's set to be roared on by
a partisan British crowd there,
when he represents his country
in next month's Monster Energy
FIM Speedway World Cup.
The Brits followed him to
Prague in big numbers too and
Woffinden paid tribute to those
who travelled to the Czech capi-
tal to cheer him to glory.
"There was such a big Brit-
ish fan base here tonight,"
Woffinden said. "Every year
it has grown more and more.
That's great for me. I don't just
do speedway for myself. I do it
for the people I work with, my
sponsors, my family, my friends
and the fans. When I get on my
bike, it's not just for me. It's for
everybody and I want to put on a
