KVECH WINS GOLDEN HELMET

KING’S Lynn favourite Jan Kvech is celebrating a sensational victory on home soil in the prestigious Czech Golden Helmet.

Kvech came out on top from the 36-rider field in the traditional late-season event at Pardubice on Sunday, becoming the first Czech rider to win the event since 2017.

He was involved in a first-bend crash with Kim Nilsson in the Final but all six riders were allowed back in the re-run with the race taking place over six laps.

Belle Vue’s Jason Doyle, a three-time former winner of the event, suffered mechanical failure away from the start line, but Kvech still found himself back in fifth place on the opening lap.

However, he worked his way through the field which included Northampton’s Nicolai Klindt, and Kvech finally hit the front with an inside pass on Andzejs Lebedevs going into the last lap.

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Kvech will be back for King’s Lynn in their final ROWE Motor Oil Premiership fixture of the season at Northampton on Tuesday.