MILIK SECOND AFTER FIRST U21 FINAL

Vaclav Milik scored 13 points and finished second to Piotr Pawlicki (brother of Poole's Przemyslaw) in the opening round of three of the World U21 championship finals.

In Lonigo on Saturday night Milik reached the halfway stage as one of two unbeaten riders but when he met Pawlicki in heat 13 he had no answers to the fast gating Pole but rode well to fend off the interests of both Michelsen and Porsing.

Vaclav then paid the price for some errors in a re-run heat 20 as he allowed Kacper Gomolski to overhaul him for the win.

The second round of the championship will be held in Ostrow, Poland on August 17th with the title race culminating on his home soil of Pardubice on October 4th

Details from Lonigo

1. Engman, Manzares, Porsing, Vincentin
2. Pawlicki, Bellego, Wozniak, Jakobsen
3. Gomolski, Michelsen, Thorsell, Andersen
4. Milik, Bech, Bjerre, Pieszczek
5. Bjerre, Porsing, Thorsell, Bellego (fell)
6. Milik, Wozniak, Andersen, Engman (fell exc)
7. Pawlicki, Gomolski, Bech, Manzares (fell)
8. Michelsen, Pieszczek, Jakobsen, Vincentin
9. Pieszczek, Wozniak, Porsing, Gomolski (rtd)
10. Bech, Michelsen, Engman, Bellego (fell exc)
11. Milik, Thorsell, Jakobsen, Manzares (fell exc)
12. Pawlicki, Vincentin, Andersen, Bjerre (fell exc)
13. Pawlicki, Milik, Michelsen, Porsing
14. Bjerre, Gomolski, Engman, Jakobsen
15. Pieszczek, Andersen, Manzares, Bellego
16. Thorsell, Bech, Wozniak (fell exc), Vincentin (fell exc)
17. Porsing, Bech, Jakobsen, Andersen
18. Pawlicki, Thorssell, Pieszczek, Engman
19. Michelsen, Wozniak, Bjerre, Manzares
20. Gomolski, Milik, Vincentin, Bellego (fell exc)

Standings: Pi.Pawlicki 15, V.Milik 13, M.Michelsen 11, K.Gomolski 10, M.Bech 10, J.Thorsell 9, K.Pieszczek 9, L.Bjerre 8, N.Porsing 7, S.Wozniak 7, F.Engman 5, JB Andersen 4, G.Manzares 3, N.Vincentin 3, NB Jakobsen 3. D.Bellego 2