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506:He began his career in the United Kingdom with the
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813:- 9th-10th place (11 points in Qualifying Round 2)
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1649:"2022 Premiership Grand final results"
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527:in 2013 and rode for them until 2016.
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955:Individual U-19 European Championship
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652:- 5th place (114 points) - including
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797:- 9th place (13 points in Event 2)
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1549:"ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022"
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1223:fourth full season as a GP rider
1128:second full season as a GP rider
781:- 6 points in Preliminary Round 1
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1242:fifth full season as a GP rider
1204:third full season as a GP rider
1109:First full season as a GP rider
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545:In August 2019, he won the
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387:Slovenian Speedway Champion
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516:2006 Speedway Grand Prix
1699:"Danish deal for Zagar"
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579:during 2023 and 2024.
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1185:2 Wild card rides
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555:third time in 2020
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583:Career highlights
475:. He is 18 times
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980:(15 points)
949:(14 points)
534:he won the
457:Matej Žagar
153:Częstochowa
62:Nationality
22:Matej Žagar
1723:Categories
1658:13 October
1633:13 October
1533:13 January
1478:13 October
1473:wwosbackup
1448:13 October
1429:References
431:2013, 2014
417:2014, 2016
310:statistics
57:, Slovenia
45:1983-04-03
1683:5 January
1628:Eurosport
1608:8 January
1586:8 January
1024:Position
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461:Ljubljana
297:Grinstead
293:2023–2024
266:2016–2017
260:Piraterna
223:Bydgoszcz
102:2004-2007
65:Slovenian
55:Ljubljana
1412:See also
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383:18 times
337:23 times
334:Finalist
270:Smederna
250:Hammarby
1561:26 June
1027:Points
654:Finnish
345:5 times
277:Denmark
193:Gniezno
173:Rzeszów
70:Website
1397:=27th
1379:=26th
1033:Notes
684:German
668:Gorzow
664:Warsaw
483:Career
399:winner
342:Winner
326:Starts
318:Number
240:Sweden
233:Rybnik
183:Gorzów
143:Poland
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1217:114
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1115:2006
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92:2003
39:Born
1703:FIM
1364:11
1346:45
1328:46
1310:78
1292:79
1255:90
1179:14
1122:54
1103:97
1084:23
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