PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted May 27, 2020 Poland’s PGE Ekstraliga took a giant stride forward in its restart efforts after riders, mechanics, club staff and officials all tested negative for Covid-19.Nearly 500 people were tested with no positive tests – a huge victory for the competition, which is set to launch behind closed doors on June 12, with practice sessions set to get underway on Friday. Strict controls to limit the spread of the virus have been put in place and foreign riders who do not live in Poland were required to spend two weeks in quarantine before entering Polish society.With this period now completed, clubs gathered their riders for mass testing – costing the PGE Ekstraliga 200,000 PLN (over £40,000). PGE Ekstraliga president Wojciech Stepniewski is delighted with the results, but insists there will be no room for complacency as teams and officials work to bring the sport back safely. He told the league’s official website: “This is great news and we are very happy above all from a purely human point of view that all tested players, mechanics as well as club employees, functionaries and referees are all 'clean'.But we will not rest on our laurels and we want our sanitary regime to work well in the next stages of the thawing of Polish speedway. There is nothing else for us to do but prepare for the start of training and then PGE Ekstraliga matches.” Measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus include matches taking place without fans, with strict limits in place on the number of workers allowed into the stadium and pit area. Riders will be limited to one mechanic each and the body temperature of anyone entering the pits will be checked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,696 Posted May 27, 2020 36 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: He took some over-the-counter stuff which contained a 'banned' substance even though he checked beforehand and was told it was ok!! Not sure taking a drip is " over the counter stuff " !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,696 Posted May 28, 2020 Emil Sayfutdinov has now received start permission from the Russian federation to ride in the Polish Extraleague. It has not been confirmed yet that he will for Leszno, but it`s looking likely that he will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted May 28, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 3:29 PM, racers and royals said: Not sure taking a drip is " over the counter stuff " !!! I’m confident to say that there was nothing wrong with the substance he was taking. He was hydrated and if the substance was illegal we’d know. The method itself was against the doping rules. So it was not about doping as in drugs, but as in methods used. His blood was altered so there is a slight chance that what ever traces of something was there faded away. I’m from Finland so I know about blood manipulation. google Lahti 2001 to find out more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,696 Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, f-s-p said: I’m confident to say that there was nothing wrong with the substance he was taking. He was hydrated and if the substance was illegal we’d know. The method itself was against the doping rules. So it was not about doping as in drugs, but as in methods used. His blood was altered so there is a slight chance that what ever traces of something was there faded away. I’m from Finland so I know about blood manipulation. google Lahti 2001 to find out more. I think we need to go further back than that to Lasse Viren in 1976 Edited May 28, 2020 by racers and royals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted May 28, 2020 Just now, racers and royals said: I think we need to go further back than that to Lasse viren in 1976 I was gonna type that as well but decided not to as I wasnt even born then. I think we were a leading country in blood manipulation in the 70’s and Paavo Nurmi wasnt all that clean either in his time. But I think doping was banned later on, maybe early 80’s. Anyway, Norway is now #1 in doping. #JustSaying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC71 205 Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, f-s-p said: I’m confident to say that there was nothing wrong with the substance he was taking. He was hydrated and if the substance was illegal we’d know. The method itself was against the doping rules. So it was not about doping as in drugs, but as in methods used. His blood was altered so there is a slight chance that what ever traces of something was there faded away. I’m from Finland so I know about blood manipulation. google Lahti 2001 to find out more. I 'think' it's all sports, yeah? Again, I think Sami Nasri, the French footballer, was banned for receiving IV therapy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim G 511 Posted May 28, 2020 28 minutes ago, JC71 said: I 'think' it's all sports, yeah? Again, I think Sami Nasri, the French footballer, was banned for receiving IV therapy Floyd Mayweather got away with it though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC71 205 Posted May 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tim G said: Floyd Mayweather got away with it though. Wow, that sent me to Google, wasn't aware of that at all.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,696 Posted May 28, 2020 Div 2 have agreed to start the league on August 8th- all 6 teams will take part including German side Wittstock- the teams will have a total of 10 matches- 5 H 5 A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Tim G said: Floyd Mayweather got away with it though. https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/13621142/floyd-mayweather-took-wada-banned-iv-manny-pacquiao-fight-according-report What a joke. Enough money involved so rules dont matter. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old bob at herne bay 828 Posted May 28, 2020 WIll the Ekstraliga matches be available to view on any UK TV channels ? Either live or recorded highlights ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,696 Posted May 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: WIll the Ekstraliga matches be available to view on any UK TV channels ? Either live or recorded highlights ? Have a look at this other thread and you will get your answer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paddy The Rebel 300 Posted May 29, 2020 On 10/9/2019 at 9:11 AM, racers and royals said: EXTRALEAGUE Team Averages Drabik and Smektala have 1.50 taken off average as moved up into team so thought would be fairest way of working out there average. CZESTOCHOWA 42.38 Madsen 9.77 Przedpelski 4.86 F lindgren 7.60 Doyle 9.12 Holta 5.42 Miskowak(junior) 3.61 Kowalski(junior) 2.00 GORZOW 44.63 Zmarzlik 9.64 Kasprzak 6.72 NKI 7.06 Thomsen 6.67 Wozniak 7.80 Hjelmand Squad E Riss Squad Bartkowiak(junior) 2.47 Karczmarz(junior) 4.27 GRUDZIADZ 45.62 K BJERRE 7.95 Buczkowski 7.19 Prem Pawlicki 7.21 A Laguta 9.14 Lachbaum Squad N Pedersen 8.13 Turowski(junior) 4.00 D Lotarski(junior) 2.00 LESZNO 48.80(47.30) Hampel 6.29 Kolodziej 8.96 Kurtz - Squad 5.22 Lidsey - Squad Piotr Pawlicki 8.53 Sayfutdinov 9.44 Smektala 7.44-1.50= 5.94 Kubera(junior) 6.14 Szlauderbach(junior) 2.00 LUBLIN 47.41 Grigory Laguta 8.67 Zagar 6.77 Jamrog 5.97 Michelsen 8.05 O Bober - Squad Miesiac 6.59 Zengota - Squad Wiktor Lampart(junior) 6.18 Trofimov(junior) 5.18 RYBNIK N/A Batchelor Lambert Lebedevs logaczow Milik Mateusz Szczepaniak Woryna Giera(junior) Tudziej(junior) WROCLAW 44.22(42.72) Woffinden 8.83 Janowski 7.85 Chugunov 5.44 Drabik 8.54(7.04) Fricke 7.21 Bewley - Squad Liska(junior) 4.35 Wojdylo(junior)2.00 ZIELONA GORA 42.96 Dudek 7.73 MJJ 7.12 Vaculik 9.28 Protasiewicz 6.05 Lindback 6.06 Kvech - Squad Niedzwiedz - Squad Jeppesen - Squad Krakowiak(junior) 4.00 Tonder(junior) 2.72. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bavarian 763 Posted May 31, 2020 For all who still doubt the status of speedway in Poland, take a look here. This is the Polish State president Andrzej Duda, who on Friday visited the home and workshop of world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik ! https://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/8278/polish-president-visits-zmarzlik-Workshop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites