IN
THE
WIND
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Niels-Kristian Iversen
bounced back from a
heartbreaking Speedway
World Cup to take the
British Grand Prix win
at Cardiff.
IVERSEN BOUNCES BACK AT BRITISH GRAND PRIX
D
anish champion Niels-Kris-
tian Iversen bounced back
from his Monster Energy Speed-
way World Cup heartbreak to
take the British FIM Speedway
Grand Prix win at Cardiff.
Iversen topped the rostrum
in front of over 40,000 fans at
Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on
Saturday night after scorching
around Chris Holder on lap one
to win the final in spectacular
style. His compatriot Peter
Kildemand was third, while
Britain's World Championship
leader Tai Woffinden still waits
for his first home win after finish-
ing fourth.
Iverson's triumph at World
Speedway's biggest event
underlines the incredible highs
and lows of the sport. Just three
weeks ago, the Danish national
team skipper suffered the agony
of being excluded from heat
20 of the Monster Energy FIM
Speedway World Cup Final at
Vojens on June 15, when he had
a rush of blood and clattered
Poland's Przemyslaw Pawlicki in
a last-heat decider for gold with
Sweden.
This time his sublime swoop
around Holder paid off big time.
Even though he knows the
Danish disappointment will take
some getting over, Iversen was
glad he delivered again when it
mattered.
"I haven't done that many
Grand Prix finals, but I've got
four wins from eight," Iversen
said. "It just gives me that little
bit extra when I get to one. It
brings out the best in me. A big
race brought a little bit too much
out of me in the World Cup. I
think that one will haunt me until
