Hampshire-based Maddie Saunders, a Marketing Specialist at local car dealer group Hendy, is celebrating a sporting triumph, having secured a silver medal in the World Individual Women’s race at the 2025 Cycle Speedway World Championships. This success ends an impressive series of wins in which Maddie also became a World Women’s Federation Cup Champion, a World Women’s Nations Cup Champion, and a World Women’s Best Pairs Champion during her time at the World Championships.
Hendy supported Maddie’s endeavour by providing her with a Mazda CX-60 for the duration of the World championship, helping transport her cycle speedway bike, mountain bike and luggage in comfort to multiple races around East Anglia.
The Cycle Speedway World Championships comprises a series of international heats where world-class riders compete across multiple categories. The oval track is up to 90 metres long, and four riders race shoulder to shoulder in a four-lap sprint.
Maddie, who rides for Southampton Cycle Speedway, is now focusing her training efforts on being selected to represent Team GB on home soil at the European Championships next August, and hopes to also secure a place in her fourth World Championship.
Reflecting on the event, Maddie said:
“Competing on home soil was such an incredible experience for me and to be selected to ride in front of a British crowd was a real testament to all the hard work I’ve put in. Winning silver at the World Championships made it even more special.”
Mark Busby, Director of Commercial Operations at Hendy Group:
“The whole Hendy Group was behind Maddie once again as she entered her third World Championships. Great teams are built by great individuals, and Maddie’s dedication to her sport is fantastic to see. We’re proud to call her a Hendy colleague and pleased to play a small part in her medal-winning endeavours.”
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