WOFFINDEN SUPERB IN SWEDEN
T
ai Woffinden picked up his
second win of the season at
the Friends Arena after hold-
ing off defending World champ
Greg Hancock, Niels-Kristian
Iversen and Maciej Janowski in
the final.
Woffinden left the Swedish
capital with 16 World Champion-
ship points—the same tally as
second-placed Hancock, mean-
ing the 25-year-old retained his
25-point advantage at the top of
the standings.
As a result, the Brit needs
just 18 points over the final two
rounds in Torun next Saturday
and Melbourne on October 24
to secure the sport's biggest
prize.
But despite taking another
stride closer, Woffinden remains
grounded and admits that finish-
ing fourth last year and losing
his crown to Hancock helped
keep his feet on the ground and
remain level-headed.
"I'm excited," Woffinden said.
"This year has gone really well
for me. I can probably say that
after 2013, I got a little bit ar-
rogant. Not to the public or to
anyone; just within myself. I had
a tough year last year and I've
bounced back. I needed that
year to level me again."
Woffinden has scored seven
points on his two previous ap-
pearances at the Friends Arena,
breaking his collarbone there in
2013 and racing with an injured
hand last year. So he's delighted
to leave with a useful points tally
and a clean bill of health.
"I guess I was thinking a little
bit about my previous years
here," he said. "The first season
I broke my collarbone, so that
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JOHN
HIPKISS
Tai Woffinden
(l08) inched
closer to claim-
ing his second
title with a win in
Sweden.
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