Junior speedway stars

Britain's third tier and the main proving ground for riders stepping up to the Championship.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Sam Hagon

  Belle Vue Colts · age 19

  8.42

  Top of the NDL averages and already doubling up at Championship level.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Freddy Hodder

  Oxford Chargers · age 18

  7.96

  Quick-gating rider tipped as the next British Under-21 champion.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Ashton Boughen

  Leicester Lion Cubs · age 20

  7.61

  Consistent scorer with a strong home record at Beaumont Park.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Jody Scott

  Kent Royals · age 18

  7.05

  Grass-track convert with real speed round the boards.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Nathan Ablitt

  Mildenhall Fen Tigers · age 19

  6.88

  Fen Tigers captain and one of the most improved juniors of the season.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Jacob Clouting

  Mildenhall Fen Tigers · age 19

  6.54

  Reliable heat-leader who rarely misses a booking.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Alfie Bowtell

  Kent Royals · age 18

  6.12

  Youth-title graduate learning the 500cc craft fast.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Luke Harrison

  Berwick Bullets · age 20

  5.87

  Shielfield specialist and Scotland's brightest junior prospect.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Ben Trigger

  Plymouth Centurions · age 17

  5.44

  Youngest regular in the league, on a steep upward curve.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Harry McGurk

  Armadale Devils · age 19

  5.21

  Aggressive first-bend rider who thrives on tight tracks.

Age-group racing on 125cc, 250cc and 500cc machinery — where nearly every British pro starts.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Bobby Alcock

  500cc class · age 15

  9.18

  Dominant in the 500cc class and already track-riding with senior clubs.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Freddie Whitehead

  250cc class · age 14

  8.74

  Multiple round winner with textbook throttle control.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Rocco Peters

  250cc class · age 14

  8.05

  Youth title contender from a well-known speedway family.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Lexi Whitehead

  125cc class · age 13

  7.62

  Leading female rider in the youth ranks and a regular rostrum finisher.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Oliver Barnwell

  500cc class · age 15

  7.35

  Strong finisher who has stepped up to National Development bookings.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Charlie Brooks

  125cc class · age 12

  6.90

  First-year 125cc rider with a fearless gating style.

Poland's junior league run alongside the Ekstraliga, contested by the top clubs' development sides.

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  🇵🇱Wiktor Przyjemski

  Abramczyk Polonia Bydgoszcz · age 21

  9.55

  Generational talent already scoring heavily in the senior Ekstraliga.

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  🇵🇱Bartłomiej Kowalski

  Motor Lublin · age 22

  8.71

  Junior world medallist and Lublin's key U24 asset.

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  🇵🇱Mateusz Cierniak

  Motor Lublin · age 22

  8.63

  Former Junior World Champion with outstanding starting technique.

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  🇵🇱Damian Ratajczak

  Fogo Unia Leszno · age 21

  8.24

  Leszno-born and one of the fastest juniors on a wide track.

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  🇵🇱Kacper Woryna

  Włókniarz Częstochowa · age 23

  7.98

  Experienced beyond his years after several Ekstraliga seasons.

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  🇵🇱Oskar Paluch

  Betard Sparta Wrocław · age 20

  7.66

  Sparta's next heat-leader in waiting.

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  🇵🇱Wiktor Lampart

  Motor Lublin · age 23

  7.41

  Multiple junior medals and a strong away scorer.

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  🇵🇱Krzysztof Sadurski

  Stal Gorzów · age 20

  6.92

  Steady progression in his second full U24 campaign.

The Polish Under-21 Championship, historically the strongest junior title in the sport.

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  🇵🇱Antoni Kawczyński

  Apator Toruń · age 19

  8.12

  MMP finalist with the best gate average in the series.

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  🇵🇱Sebastian Szostak

  Falubaz Zielona Góra · age 20

  7.85

  Aggressive outside-line rider and a regular semi-final qualifier.

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  🇵🇱Maksymilian Pawełczak

  Fogo Unia Leszno · age 19

  7.44

  Consistent points scorer across the Under-21 rounds.

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  🇵🇱Jakub Krawczyk

  Polonia Bydgoszcz · age 18

  6.98

  First-season junior making rapid gains.

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  🇵🇱Franciszek Karczewski

  Włókniarz Częstochowa · age 18

  6.61

  250cc graduate adapting quickly to full-size machinery.

Sweden's junior series, feeding riders into Bauhausligan and Allsvenskan teams.

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  🇸🇪Philip Hellström-Bängs

  Dackarna Målilla · age 20

  8.33

  Sweden's leading junior and a Bauhausligan regular.

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  🇸🇪Alexander Woentin

  Indianerna Kumla · age 21

  7.92

  Junior international with strong results in Poland too.

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  🇸🇪Casper Henriksson

  Smederna Eskilstuna · age 20

  7.48

  Smooth stylist who excels on grippier tracks.

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  🇸🇪Noel Wahlqvist

  Västervik Speedway · age 19

  6.87

  Rising Västervik junior with a good record from the outside.

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  🇸🇪Wilmer Frisk

  Dackarna Målilla · age 18

  6.15

  Youngest of the Swedish junior squad and improving each meeting.

The Danish development ladder that has produced a long run of world-class talent.

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  🇩🇰Bastian Pedersen

  Holsted Tigers · age 20

  8.55

  Danish junior champion and a Junior World Championship medallist.

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  🇩🇰Villads Nagel

  Region Varde Elitesport · age 19

  8.04

  Rapid gater who has already ridden British league meetings.

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  🇩🇰Benjamin Basso

  Esbjerg Vikings · age 22

  7.76

  Experienced junior with senior international appearances.

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  🇩🇰Emil Breum

  Fjelsted Fighters · age 21

  7.29

  Strong team rider and reliable second-string scorer.

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  🇩🇰Nicolai Heiselberg

  Holsted Tigers · age 18

  6.44

  One to watch after a standout first junior season.

German junior championship racing, largely built around the southern club scene.

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  🇩🇪Norick Blodorn

  MSC Brokstedt · age 22

  8.21

  German junior champion now established in British league racing.

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  🇩🇪Ben Ernst

  AV Diedenbergen · age 21

  7.35

  Long-track crossover rider with genuine speed.

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  🇩🇪Lukas Fienhage

  MSC Wolfslake · age 23

  7.02

  Multi-discipline talent and a regular German international.

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  🇩🇪Mika Meijer

  MSC Olching · age 19

  6.28

  Southern-circuit junior with strong home form.

Junior racing at Pardubice, Slaný and Divišov, plus the long-running 250cc series.

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  🇨🇿Jan Kvěch

  AMK Pardubice · age 22

  8.46

  Czech number one at junior level and a Grand Prix wildcard.

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  🇨🇿Petr Chlupáč

  AK Slaný · age 21

  7.18

  Steady junior international with good technical racecraft.

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  🇨🇿Daniel Klíma

  AMK Divišov · age 19

  6.55

  250cc title winner stepping up to the full class.

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  🇨🇿Marek Dvořák

  PSK Plzeň · age 18

  6.02

  Fast-improving rider from the Plzeň youth programme.

Summer-season junior title that regularly launches riders straight into British league racing.

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  🇦🇺Keynan Rew

  Mildura · age 21

  8.68

  Australian Under-21 champion and a British league heat-leader.

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  🇦🇺Fraser Bowes

  Kurri Kurri · age 20

  7.94

  Powerful rider suited to big, fast circuits.

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  🇦🇺Jaimon Lidsey Jr

  Mildura · age 18

  6.83

  Second-generation racer in his first full junior season.

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  🇦🇺Cooper Riordan

  Gillman · age 19

  6.47

  Winter-series regular building a British career.

The global junior title, decided over a multi-round Grand Prix-style series.

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  🇵🇱Wiktor Przyjemski (JWC)

  Poland · age 21

  9.72

  Series leader and reigning Junior World Champion.

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  🇩🇰Bastian Pedersen (JWC)

  Denmark · age 20

  8.86

  Denmark's leading contender across the junior rounds.

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  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Sam Hagon (JWC)

  Great Britain · age 19

  8.11

  Britain's highest-placed rider in the junior series.

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  🇸🇪Philip Hellström-Bängs (JWC)

  Sweden · age 20

  7.90

  Rostrum finisher in the opening rounds.

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  🇵🇱Mateusz Cierniak (JWC)

  Poland · age 22

  7.74

  Former champion still challenging at the sharp end.

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  🇦🇺Keynan Rew (JWC)

  Australia · age 21

  7.35

  Australia's sole qualifier and a consistent finalist.