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WORLD UNDER 21 FINAL
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16 year old Englishman Riley Payne of the Milton Keynes Cats may have needed a little bit of luck but took full advantage of
everything to be crowned as the World Under 21 Champion with a stunning display. He met the two pre-meeting favourites in his first rides and
was helped by bike problems for Teodor Patocka as he won heat 3, Patocka having just returned from injury and looking a little rusty, and then lost to Michel Heyvaert in heat
7. Payne then went unbeaten for the rest of the meeting with a retirement for Heyvaert in heat 13 meaning he claimed the title despite Heyvaert
looking like the faster rider on show in his other races. Heyvaert and Patocka still did enough to take 2nd and 3rd respectively with the
points they gained from the races they completed. Payne was obviously over the moon to lift the trophy and deserved his win after showing his
nerve to win a crucial heat 20 but there were grimmaces from the others on the rostrum as they were left to reflect on what might have been in what was their last year of eligibility
at the junior level.
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Ryan Roy, aged 19 so eligible for next season, and Abay Khan also recorded double figures in good displays. From the rest only Tyrone York (17) and Jay Patterson (16) will be able to compete in the Under 21 competition again and they finished 6th and 13th
respectively. For everyone else it was their last chance of Under 21 glory but riders like Michael France, Hal Eaton and Jaan Kaljuste all
showed clear signs they could well be names to watch at senior level in the coming years. Alexander Bengtsson of Sweden was fancied to do well
but after a win in heat 1 couldn't find any consistency and finished disappointingly well down the field.
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1. Riley Payne............... 3 2 3 3 3 14
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2. Michel Heyvaert........... 3 3 3 R 3 12
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3. Teodor Patocka............ R 3 2 3 3 11
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4. Ryan Roy.................. 2 2 2 1 3 10
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5. Abay Khan................. 2 3 1 2 2 10
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6. Tyrone York............... 0 3 3 1 2 9
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7. Michael France............ 0 1 2 3 1 7
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8. Hal Eaton................. 1 1 3 2 R 7
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9. Jaan Kaljuste............. 3 Fx 1 2 1 7
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10. Markus Lund............... 1 2 1 1 2 7
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11. Alexander Bengtsson....... 3 0 2 0 1 6
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12. Duje Jukic................ 1 1 0 3 1 6
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13. Jay Patterson............. 2 1 0 0 2 5
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14. Karlis Vitols............. 1 2 1 1 0 5
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15. Henrijs Birkerts.......... 2 0 0 2 0 4
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16. Nicolai Arentoft.......... Fx 0 0 0 0 0
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No. Results
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1: Alexander Bengtsson, Henrijs Birkerts, Karlis Vitols, Nicolai Arentoft (Fx)
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2: Michel Heyvaert, Ryan Roy, Markus Lund, Tyrone York
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3: Riley Payne, Abay Khan, Hal Eaton, Teodor Patocka (R)
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4: Jaan Kaljuste, Jay Patterson, Duje Jukic, Michael France
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5: Tyrone York, Karlis Vitols, Hal Eaton, Jaan Kaljuste (Fx)
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6: Teodor Patocka, Ryan Roy, Michael France, Alexander Bengtsson
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7: Michel Heyvaert, Riley Payne, Duje Jukic, Henrijs Birkerts
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8: Abay Khan, Markus Lund, Jay Patterson, Nicolai Arentoft
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9: Riley Payne, Ryan Roy, Karlis Vitols, Jay Patterson
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10: Tyrone York, Alexander Bengtsson, Abay Khan, Duje Jukic
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11: Hal Eaton, Michael France, Markus Lund, Henrijs Birkerts
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12: Michel Heyvaert, Teodor Patocka, Jaan Kaljuste, Nicolai Arentoft
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13: Michael France, Abay Khan, Karlis Vitols, Michel Heyvaert (R)
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14: Riley Payne, Jaan Kaljuste, Markus Lund, Alexander Bengtsson
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15: Teodor Patocka, Henrijs Birkerts, Tyrone York, Jay Patterson
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16: Duje Jukic, Hal Eaton, Ryan Roy, Nicolai Arentoft
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17: Teodor Patocka, Markus Lund, Duje Jukic, Karlis Vitols
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18: Michel Heyvaert, Jay Patterson, Alexander Bengtsson, Hal Eaton (R)
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19: Ryan Roy, Abay Khan, Jaan Kaljuste, Henrijs Birkerts
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20: Riley Payne, Tyrone York, Michael France, Nicolai Arentoft
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