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Facebook page to keep an eye on https://www.facebook.com/liguenationaledespeedway/

In 2021 yes only replace a rider certified with Covid A Warsaw contract is sort of a temporary contract with a club(no guarantee's) which means the rider can be loaned out or sign a full contract later

Artem Laguta has tested postive for Covid, and is in Bydgoszcz self-isolating.

Snippets of info from the league(ligue Nationale de Speedway) facebook page. Speedway National League Season 2021 is pointing the end of its nose. Opening is fast approaching and the NSL schedule is constantly changing because of the pandemic. Despite this, clubs are working hard to bring in the best riders and paddock rumors are going well about teams for the upcoming season. At the time we write these lines nothing is definitely active but... We're talking about Mathieu and Stéphane Trésarrieu on the same team alongside Dimitri Bergé Racing for the Marmandese team!!! On the side of La Réole we also talk about the Czech driver Josef Franc, he would be the man of experience of this championship. He would come to shoulder Ondrej Smetana the man in the shape of last season. For Morizès, Long Track 2020 World Champion Lukas Fienhage would make his big comeback to the NSL, he will have to be a formidable customer, Chris 'Bomber' Harris would be replacing one more season on the NSL certainly alongside Richie Worrall. Tom Brennan would also make his return, the young rider is feeling with the Lamothe team. David Bellego and Mads Hansen are still negotiating with the clubs. Of course our French hopes will still be part of it. Gaetan Stella-Team GS , Jordan & Enzo Dubernard racing team , Steven Goret and everyone else will do everything they can to bring us as much show as possible on this 2021. edition. Looking forward to May 13th for the opening! Watch out anyway, everything can still change as the pandemic is evolving in Europe.

Just found the 7 countries taking part. Poland, Denmark, GB, Latvia, Sweden, Australia and the Czech Rep. 1st standby team are Germany.

Swedish rider in Rivne is Thornblom

If Covid allows the qualifiers to go ahead here are the FIM Europe allocations 1st May Plzen 2 Czech Rep 1 GB 1 Slovenia 1 Germany 1 Denmark 1 France 1 Italy 1 Latvia 2 Russia 1 Poland 1 Slovakia 1 Finland 2 Sweden Aspgren and Thorssell 1st May Debrecen 1 Czech Rep 1 GB 1 Germany 1 Denmark 1 France 1 Italy 1 Holland 1 Latvia 2 Hungary 2 Russia 1 Norway 1 Poland 1 Finland 1 Sweden Ljung 8th May Pocking 1 Czech Rep 1 GB 1 Hungary 2 Germany 1 Denmark 1 France 2 Italy 1 Ukraine 1 Holland 1 Russia 1 Norway 1 Poland 1 Finland 1 Sweden Nilsson 8th May Rivne TBA

Google translation of a Extraleague article The Sanitary Regulations, which will apply in the 2021 season, have been published on the PZM website. The provisions include the rules regarding the period before the start of the best speedway league in the world, including the issue of testing before sparring competitions. Before the start of the games, trainings must take place according to the rules set out in the Sanitary Regulations. It is recommended for all participants to undergo SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus testing (RT-PCR technique). In the event of a sparring competition, all participants (participating teams, officials, etc.) must have negative test results. Must be performed 48 hours before the first sparring match. The club sends the test results to the system immediately after obtaining them. The above-mentioned tests are valid for the test to be carried out before the first round of PGE Ekstraliga. Clubs are obliged to carry out tests at their own expense to all persons participating in the match and entitled to stay in areas of the stadium where it is required (it must be carried out 48 hours before the match). The test results are also sent to the system as soon as they are obtained. Important provisions also apply to masks - it is recommended to wear those that meet safety standards (FFP2 / N95 or FFP3 / N99). They must cover the mouth and nose tightly. It is not allowed to use helmets, chimneys and other means, apart from the previously mentioned masks.

Revised schedule French league schedule: May 13: Moto Club Lamothe-Landerron - Morizès Moto Club Moto Club Lamothe-Landerron - Moto Club Réolais La Réole May 23: Moto Club Réolais La Réole - Moto Club Marmande Moto Club Réolais La Réole - Moto Club Lamothe-Landerron June 6: Morizès Moto Club - Moto Club Réolais La Réole June 19: Moto Club Réolais La Réole - Morizès Moto Club August 1: Morizès Moto Club - Moto Club Lamothe-Landerron Morizès Moto Club - Moto Club Marmande October 9: Moto Club Marmande - Moto Club Lamothe-Landerron October 16: Moto Club Marmande - Moto Club Réolais La Réole Moto Club Marmande - Morizès Moto Club October 23: Moto Club Lamothe-Landerron - Moto Club Marmande

Full list of the " Sparing " matches in March 13 marca (sobota): OK Bedmet Kolejarz Opole - Arged Malesa Ostrów- POSTPONED 14 marca (niedziela): Arged Malesa Ostrów - OK Bedmet Kolejarz Opole- POSTPONED 16 marca (wtorek): Aforti Start Gniezno - Eltrox Włókniarz Częstochowa 17 marca (środa): Eltrox Włókniarz Częstochowa - Aforti Start Gniezno eWinner Apator Toruń - Arged Malesa Ostrów (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) Orzeł Łódź - Metalika Recycling Kolejarz Rawicz (gospodarz niepotwierdzony, możliwa zmiana terminu sparingu na 18 marca) 18 marca (czwartek): eWinner Apator Toruń - Arged Malesa Ostrów (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk - Motor Lublin 19 marca (piątek): Orzeł Łódź - Metalika Recycling Kolejarz Rawicz (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) 20 marca (sobota): Betard Sparta Wrocław - Moje Bermudy Stal Gorzów Fogo Unia Leszno - Falubaz Zielona Góra (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) Eltrox Włókniarz Częstochowa - Unia Tarnów ZOOleszcz DPV Logistic GKM Grudziądz - Arged Malesa Ostrów Abramczyk Polonia Bydgoszcz - eWinner Apator Toruń OK Bedmet Kolejarz Opole - Cellfast Wilki Krosno 21 marca (niedziela): Moje Bermudy Stal Gorzów - Betard Sparta Wrocław Fogo Unia Leszno - Falubaz Zielona Góra (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) Unia Tarnów - Eltrox Włókniarz Częstochowa Arged Malesa Ostrów - ZOOleszcz DPV Logistic GKM Grudziądz eWinner Apator Toruń - Abramczyk Polonia Bydgoszcz Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk - Motor Lublin 23 marca (wtorek): Moje Bermudy Stal Gorzów - eWinner Apator Toruń 24 marca (środa): Zgrupowanie Żużlowej Reprezentacji Polski Betard Sparta Wrocław - Falubaz Zielona Góra (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) SpecHouse PSŻ Poznań - Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk OK Bedmet Kolejarz Opole - Abramczyk Polonia Bydgoszcz 25 marca (czwartek): Zgrupowanie Żużlowej Reprezentacji Polski Betard Sparta Wrocław - Falubaz Zielona Góra (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) Abramczyk Polonia Bydgoszcz - OK Bedmet Kolejarz Opole 26 marca (piątek): Zgrupowanie Żużlowej Reprezentacji Polski Aforti Start Gniezno - SpecHouse PSŻ Poznań (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) 27 marca (sobota): Kryterium Asów Polskich Lig Żużlowych im. Mieczysława Połukarda (Bydgoszcz) Orzeł Łódź - Falubaz Zielona Góra (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) Eltrox Włókniarz Częstochowa - ZOOleszcz DPV Logistic GKM Grudziądz Aforti Start Gniezno - SpecHouse PSŻ Poznań (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) 28 marca (niedziela): 17. Memoriał Edwarda Jancarza (Gorzów) 71. Memoriał Alfreda Smoczyka (Leszno) mecz Północ - Południe (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) Orzeł Łódź - Falubaz Zielona Góra (gospodarz niepotwierdzony) ZOOleszcz DPV Logistic GKM Grudziądz - Eltrox Włókniarz Częstochowa 30 marca (wtorek): eWinner Apator Toruń - Moje Bermudy Stal Gorzów

There was Michael Warren who sadly died young from cancer aged 35- rode for Glasgow, Reading, Hackney and Coventry

Can you summarise as that appears to be a private group.

Things are not looking good again https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/poland-to-announce-tougher-coronavirus-restrictions-on-wednesday-14270998

Still working out if i can get to Czestochowa the day before the Wroclaw GP at the end of July- if i do i will book that hotel.

Video of last night`s Czestochowa`s 2021 team presentation

Possible further alterations to the Polish league`s in 2022- google translation of the article. Fourteen teams in the 2nd Speedway League? It sounds like a speedway-fiction script, but thanks to a new TV deal with Canal +, it's possible. The contract stipulates that every extra-league player will have to have a league reserve team. Currently, the second league has seven teams, and with the addition of seven more teams (Unia Leszno already has reserves in the form of Kolejarza Rawicz), from the season of 2022 up to fourteen teams can ride at the lowest level of the tournament. - A larger second league may start in 2022, but it is not a foregone conclusion. It must all be well prepared. However, if this happens, then we will most likely create two groups of seven or more teams - says the chairman of the Main Speedway Sport Commission, Piotr Szymański. The head of the Polish speedway also adds that the bigger second league is his and Wojciech Stępniewski's idea. The reserve teams would not have the right to be promoted to a higher division, and their presence in the league would be of a training nature, as only players under 24 could compete there.

Gorzow U24 rider Rafal Karczmarz is reportedly in trouble with the Polish Police, and could well not be available for the start of the 2021 season.

Lukas Fienhage has joined Piraterna and completes their squad.

He has got worse since his name change- he was bad enough as Geoff 58 !!!!

FIM say it`s Gustrow

Massive increase for the league in this new contract in 2022 from 20 M ZL a season to 60 M ZL a season. It will be really interesting to see what happens with all this extra money. Will the clubs be sensible and use it to help with their profit margins or will the riders think it`s Christmas day and immediately seek large wage increases Also news today that QF`s will be back from 2022- meaning more teams will take part in play-offs. Google translation of article On the occasion of information about the new contract for television rights to PGE Ekstraliga, it was announced that the game formula has changed from the 2022 season. After the main round and before the semi-finals, three 2 leg quarter-finals are to be held. There has been some speculation about the changes to the game format, now we have an official confirmation. - From the 2022 season, speedway fans will be able to get excited about as many as 70 matches a season. This is due to the addition of three additional 2 leg quarter-final matches to the PGE Ekstraliga schedule.

Article on Sportowefakty about the new 4 year TV contract, where it appears to be as you were with N Sport and Eleven Sport providing the joint coverage with N sport the prime broadcaster. 242 M Zl over 4 years compared to 60 M ZL over 3 years on the current contract. PGE Ekstraliga with a record TV contract! We know the details There has never been such money in Polish speedway. A record contract, but the same TV broadcaster in PGE Ekstriga - Canal +. The Meeting of Shareholders of the company managing the games of the best speedway league in the world is taking place in Warsaw. As we have unofficially established, during the meeting with the clubs, the president of PGE Ekstraliga, Wojciech Stępniewski, told activists that a new TV contract had been signed with Canal + for the years 2022-2025. We were the first to inform about it in December. There has never been such a lucrative contract in Polish speedway. The contract amounts to PLN 242 million! This means that PLN 60.5 million will be distributed annually to all partners in PGE Ekstraliga. Let us recall that the current three-year contract is worth a total of approximately PLN 60 million. The financial leap is therefore huge. Canal + is still at the stage of negotiations with Eleven Sports as a TV sub-licensee, but as WP SportoweFakty found out, it is only a formal issue. There are many indications that the matches will still be broadcast by two TV stations from 2022. On Fridays at Eleven Sports, and on Sundays at nSport +. Eleven is likely to buy some of the rights from Canal +, which will continue to be the main broadcaster with priority in selecting the first two matches in each round. PGE Ekstraliga matches can also be watched via Canal + online on the Internet. Let us recall that 2021 is the last year of the old contract with PGE Ekstraliga, and from April all PGE Ekstraliga matches will be broadcast on Eleven Sports (two games on Fridays) and nSport + (two games on Sundays). The inauguration of the season was scheduled for April 3 and 4 and there are no signs that it will be postponed. At the end of last year, PGE Ekstraliga concluded a three-year contract with the title sponsor of the tournament - PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna. It guarantees PLN 10.5 million for distribution to EŻ shareholders in the years 2021 - 2023

It has been announced that the 2021 Australian championships will be in December over just one or two meetings at the same track on December 3rd/4th https://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/8814/2021-aussie-championship-dates-revealed

On Tuesday, a meeting of the presidents of all PGE Ekstraliga clubs was held, at which the most important regulatory changes before the upcoming season were presented. A lot of space was devoted to the telemetry system, which is to apply from the first round. The clubs have learned the exact cost of this system and have to find in their budgets about PLN 7,000 for each home game during which new equipment will be used. In practice, this means that each club must find an additional PLN 50-60 thousand during the tournament, because this is the amount of costs of applying new solutions. The authorities of PGE Ekstraliga, however, ensure that the system will be so expensive only in the initial years of service, and over time it will be possible to use it much cheaper. This system is comprehensive "The new system is to help not only in resolving disputable situations on the finish line, but will also show average and maximum speeds of players, the number of meters traveled, lap times, etc."

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