CHAMPION VAC

Vaclav Milik won the European U21 Championship in Rybnik, Poland with a perfect 15 point maximum on Saturday night.

The result will be a terrific confidence booster for the Czech rider who has just come back from a hand injury that saw him miss the Pirates' final few league meetings. Track conditions were reportedly heavy after rain had forced the cancellation of practice.

But with an unbeaten performance Milik showed no ill-effects as he claimed the European title, outscoring Kacper Woryna, grandson of former Pirate Antonin, by a solitary point. Latvian Andrej Lebedevs finished third after a run-off against Denmark's Jonas B Andersen.

Scorers

1. Vaclav Milík (CZ) 15; 2. Kacper Woryna (PL) 14; 3. Andrzej Lebedevs (LV) 11+3; 4. Jonas B. Andersen (DK) 11+2; 5. Nikolaj B. Jakobsen (DK) 10; 6. Adrian Cyfer (PL) 9; 7. David Bellego (FR) 9; 8. Kasper Lykke Nielsen (DK) 9; 9. Eduard Krcmar (CZ) 8; 10. Zdenek Holub (CZ) 7; 11. Hubert Legowik (PL) 6; 12. Pawel Przedpelski (PL) 4; 13. Michele Castagna (IT) 3; 14. Kenni Nissen (DK) 2; 15. Valentin Grobauer (DE) 0; 16. Victor Palovaara (SE) 0