While England might have missed their chance to win the Euros last weekend, Cumbria's Dan Bewley didn't pass up his opportunity in a sensational Speedway of Nations Final at Belle Vue on Saturday.

Alongside teammate Robert Lambert, Maryport's Bewley overcame Australia to secure gold for GB in Manchester and cemented Great Britain's spot as world champions. 

Victory against Australian duo Jack Holder and Brady Kurtz helped to overturn defeat against the same nation in the Final the last time the event was staged two years ago.

It was the second time Lambert and Bewley had combined for World Team glory at the National Speedway Stadium, after their win over Poland in 2021.

In a fiercely competitive meeting where the overall outcome was always in doubt, GB found themselves in the Grand Final Qualifier after scoring 35 points from their regular races, one adrift of Australia, whilst Sweden were in third place on 27.

The Final turned into an epic with GB captain Lambert leading the way whilst Australia’s Jack Holder looked to slow Bewley to create a gap for team-mate Brady Kurtz to pass Bewley, which they appeared to have achieved at the end of the second lap.

But Bewley, who had transformed his night with a change of machinery after finishing last in his opening two rides, then produced a majestic move to cut back on the exit of the fourth bend and storm inside both Australian riders to take GB to the title.

The success didn't end there for Bewley, as he returned to Cumbria to claim victory in the Ben Fund Bonanza at Workington. 

Local favourite Bewley went through the card with six wins out of six on an afternoon of entertaining racing at the GT Tyres Arena, scooping the track record in the process.

Bewley said: "It’s been a really good day, I’ve not had many chances to race here and to do it in front of my home crowd was pretty special.

"The track here is very unique and it would be a really good home track. Everyone was asking me all day where I thought they should ride!”