Pedersen wins Danish Championship.

Oxford's Nicki Pedersen roared away to the Danish Championship at Holstead last night. He scored a perfect fifteen points from his five rides. Hans Andersen and Jesper Jensen filled the minor rostrum positions after a run-off.

Jensen, currently without a British club, gave notice that any Elite League promoters looking around for a rider could do worse than buy him a 'plane ticket.

Bjarne Pedersen raced home in fourth place with Newcastle's fast-rising teenager Kenneth Bjerre in fifth with eleven points. Ronni Pedersen was a further point back in sixth place and lost his chance of joining Andersen and Jensen in the run-off after suffering a tapes exclusion in his final ride of the evening.

Andersen, Jensen, Bjerre and Ronni and Bjarne Pedersen now go forward to the next stage of the world championship qualifiers and a step closer to a possible Grand Prix place in 2004.

Danish Final, Holsted, April 25:

Result
1. Nicki Pedersen 15
2. Hans Andersen 12
3. Jesper B. Jensen 12
4. Bjarne Pedersen 11
5. Kenneth Bjerre 11
6. Ronni Pedersen 10
7. Charlie Gjedde 8
8. Niels Iversen 8
9. Martin Vinther 7
10. Tom Madsen 6
11. Ulrik Ostergaard 6
12. Henning Bager 5
13. Mads B. Petersen 4
14. Claus Kristensen 3
15. Steven Andersen 2
16. Rene Holm 0