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Manchester abandoned after 12 heats....

 

Qualified riders:

 

Maksym Drabik (PL)

Victor Kulakov (RU)

Patrick Hansen (DK)

Adam Ellis (GB)

 

Max Fricke (AU)

Bartosz Smektala (PL)

Eduard Krcmar (CZ)

Josh Bates (GB)

 

Dmitri Berge (FR)
Jack Holder (AU)

Mikkel B. Andersen (DK)

Erik Riss (DE)

 

+3 wildcards

+1 local wildcard

 

Very interesting mixed lineup, with riders from 8 nations.

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If they pick on reputation, Robert Lambert may well get a pick. However, with two Brits already in the final line-up and Lambert's SGP Qualifier Wild-Card, they may choose to look elsewhere.

If they go merely on scores from the Belle Vue round, I think it would only be fair to give Nike Lunna a chance over the likes of Brady Kurtz. After all, Lunna outscored Kurtz and there is already Australian representation in the final line-up. On the other hand, Lunna was the only Finn in the qualifiers and did finish equal fifth tonight; plus it would add a little more diversity to the final line-up.

As regards Swedish representation, none of the Swedish riders covered themselves in glory in the qualifiers. In fact, it is debatable whether Sweden have ever had a worse selection of U21 riders.

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Seems all the hype we had on Lambert a couple of years ago is evaporating at a speed of knots.

 

Now and again I hear stories about how wonderful he is and how he is the next Loram. Stories of coming from the back at Leicester a few weeks ago to grab a point for his club. Some Kings Lynn fans on here were stating he would be their number one by the end of this season.

 

Then it comes to tonight and hes out of the u21, in a field he should have come through.

 

Will he get a wildcard? Does he deserve one? I hope the lad developes into a useful rider and can challenge to represent teamGB regularly, but I have yet to see anything to tell me he will good enough to become a top rider.

 

There were other casualties as well. Kurtz and Predpelski. Both should have made it through. No good blaming the rain.

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Seems all the hype we had on Lambert a couple of years ago is evaporating at a speed of knots.

 

Now and again I hear stories about how wonderful he is and how he is the next Loram. Stories of coming from the back at Leicester a few weeks ago to grab a point for his club. Some Kings Lynn fans on here were stating he would be their number one by the end of this season.

 

Then it comes to tonight and hes out of the u21, in a field he should have come through.

 

Will he get a wildcard? Does he deserve one? I hope the lad developes into a useful rider and can challenge to represent teamGB regularly, but I have yet to see anything to tell me he will good enough to become a top rider.

 

There were other casualties as well. Kurtz and Predpelski. Both should have made it through. No good blaming the rain.

 

You'll never hear me call him the next big thing, at the moment he'll be the next Chris Harris. Can't gate for toffee

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Seems all the hype we had on Lambert a couple of years ago is evaporating at a speed of knots.

 

Now and again I hear stories about how wonderful he is and how he is the next Loram. Stories of coming from the back at Leicester a few weeks ago to grab a point for his club. Some Kings Lynn fans on here were stating he would be their number one by the end of this season.

 

Then it comes to tonight and hes out of the u21, in a field he should have come through.

 

Will he get a wildcard? Does he deserve one? I hope the lad developes into a useful rider and can challenge to represent teamGB regularly, but I have yet to see anything to tell me he will good enough to become a top rider.

 

There were other casualties as well. Kurtz and Predpelski. Both should have made it through. No good blaming the rain.

jesus christ, they only had 12 heats anything could have happened if they ran the next 8.

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And yet Robert Lambert is still the world's second best rider in the under 19 age group - only Maxim Drabik is better.

 

(I'd rank Kurtz, Smektala and Holder next).

 

Hardly the record of a failure

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jesus christ, they only had 12 heats anything could have happened if they ran the next 8.

 

When they don't run the meeting proper loads of factors come into the mix, gate positions, who they were up against, how the track changes etc .... so unfair, cheapskate FIM!
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