tigerowl Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I was thinking earlier about the top two in the GP and how much they are putting the younger end of the field to shame. It got me pondering on who would be around in the GP in five years time and who of the current crop of youngsters will force their way in. Of the current line-up I think that Hancock, Gollob, Crump, Holta and Pedersen will be too old and will have gone, whilst I can't see a long term future in the competition for Jonsson, Harris or Lindback. Kolodziej and Laguta, I am not sure about. I can still see Holder, Bjerre, Sayfutdinov, Hampel and Lindgren in the GP in five years and that would leave room for ten new faces. Darcy Ward seems a nailed on certainty as does Pawlicki. I can see Lasse Bjerre joining Kenneth in 2016 and possibly a couple more of the young Danes like Michael and/or Mikkel Jensen. Tai seems the best British hope and the Poles will no doubt continue their production line. My 2016 line up would look something like this - Chris Holder Emil Sayfutdinov Jarek Hampel Freddie Lindgren Kenneth Bjerre Artem Laguta Darcy Ward Przemyslaw Pawlicki Lasse Bjerre Tai Woffinden Michael Jepsen Jensen Maciej Janowski Tomas Jonasson Kenni Larsen Linus Sundstom Anyone else suggest a line-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguest Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I wonder how many more years we'll be seeing.. Pedersen x 2? Crump x 1? Gollob x 2? Holta x 0? Hancock x 1? Can't aruge with any of your choices, although I'd expect a few Russians and Poles to be making the numbers up if any of the riders above don't improve as expected. Sad for GB but after Tai there isn't really any other rider who you can say, yes they'll be up there in 4 or 5 years. Will Ward and Holder still be so close when they're completing against one another for top dog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpartialOne Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 You can't see a long term future in GPs for Jonsson? Believe it or not he's been in the GPs since 2001. I think ten years counts as long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 You can't see a long term future in GPs for Jonsson? Believe it or not he's been in the GPs since 2001. I think ten years counts as long term. Its also the past.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNikeAguero Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Kacper Gomolski, Get him in. Also Krystof Buckowski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Not a bad list. I'd say Hampel may be a bit too old (he's 29 now) to still be in the GPs in 2016. I think riders like Laguta, Pawlicki, Lasse Bjerre and Woffinden would have to show massive improvement over the next five years in order to become GP quality riders. I also think Gregorz Zengota is currently streets ahead of a lot of those riders and is only 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Good to see that none of those riders, apart from maybe Larsen and Sundstrom, look like turning into average riders like NKI/Walasek/Ulamek/Harris who have blighted the GPs in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpartialOne Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Good to see that none of those riders, apart from maybe Larsen and Sundstrom, look like turning into average riders like NKI/Walasek/Ulamek/Harris who have blighted the GPs in the past. Don't forget Bjarne Pedersen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alderton Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Peter Kildemand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 The Heff', James Holder and Charlie Gjedde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) Peter Kildemand I couldn't agree more. Peter is definitely one for the future. Unfortunately the only British Rider I can see being there is Tai Woffinden. Outsider: Peter Juul Larsen. Edited June 30, 2011 by The White Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I couldn't agree more. Peter is definitely one for the future. Unfortunately the only British Rider I can see being there is Tai Woffinden. Outsider: Peter Juul Larsen. Outsider looking in, wishing he was a GP rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpartialOne Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I couldn't agree more. Peter is definitely one for the future. Unfortunately the only British Rider I can see being there is Tai Woffinden Josh Auty, Ed Kennett, Ben Barker maybe, hmm.. I'm struggling after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNikeAguero Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) Tyson Burmeister and Ricky Wells ! Edited June 30, 2011 by KingKennethSpeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Davis Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Tyson Burmeister and Ricky Wells ! Think you've over looked Eric Carillo and Brian Yarrow, KKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_boon Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 I think if Kennett can continue the progress he's made this year, he'll be the go-to Brit. I'd throw Piotr Pawlicki's name in there, alongside Loktaev of the Ukraine, and the young Russian Tarasenko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Chris Holder, Darcy Ward, Troy Batchelor, Fredrik Lindgren, Tomas Jonasson, Antonio Lindback, Jaroslaw Hampel, Przemyslaw Pawlicki, Maciej Janowski, Piotor Pawlicki, Janusz Kolodziej, Kenneth Bjerre, Tai Woffinden, Emil Sayfutdinov, Jurica Pavlic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Can't believe that some are saying Nicki Pedersen, Jarek Hampel etc will be too old for the GP's in 2016 Both Nicki and Jarek will be considerably younger then that Hancock and Gollob are now and they are dominating it. There will be numerous riders that will break into the scene but I cant see much past Tai Woffnden or Edward Kennett as British riders in the next five years and sadly neither will ever challenge for the ultimate title. Poland (and Russia) have a number of young riders coming through and then you have other countries bringing through riders like Vaculik, Bagdanovs so added to the hot new riders coming through from Scandanavia then it will be hard to see why Britain should have a representative in the future unless Tai or Eddie can be 9+ riders here and abroad consistantly. As for the title, by 2016 I see Holder, Sayfutdinov, Ward, Lindgren and Hampel being the front runners .... possibly with Crump, Pedersen and Bjerre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Hancock and Gollob are 2 of the most gifted speedway riders of their generation. Pedersen, and Hampel in particular, are just good riders on fast bikes. I'd be surprised if either are still up there in 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george.m Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 I wonder how many more years we'll be seeing.. Pedersen x 2? Crump x 1? Gollob x 2? Holta x 0? Hancock x 1? Can't aruge with any of your choices, although I'd expect a few Russians and Poles to be making the numbers up if any of the riders above don't improve as expected. Sad for GB but after Tai there isn't really any other rider who you can say, yes they'll be up there in 4 or 5 years. Will Ward and Holder still be so close when they're completing against one another for top dog? I wonder. If Hancock wins the title this year will he retire at the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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