The Danish speedwaystjerne Leon Madsen delivered a perfect end of the season in the WORLD championship series on Saturday night.
Here downloaded the 31-year-old dane, the whole 21 points in the last contest in Polish Torun, and it handed for the season’s third grandprixsejr as well as an overall WORLD cup silver medal.
– It was a super evening to join a kanonsæson on, and it gives optimism for next season, where I hope to get back without harm and could do some things better and fight for the WORLD title, says Leon Madsen.
He went into the last contest with nine avc?lar escort points up to the Polish Bartosz Zmarzlik in the overall standings, and he downloaded the whole seven points at the pole, which, however, ended up as world champion.
With three victories and an overall silver medal in a debutsæson, where the damage in the ankle and the back has bothered the dane, so he could rightly be satisfied with the performance.
– I’m super happy and proud to call myself viceverdensmester after my first season too with the thought of the damage, I got half way through the season.
– I am proud that I was able to fight on despite the pain, and I’m glad to have been of Danish speedway back on the map again. It’s really cool, ” says Leon Madsen.
He finished with 130 points, after having led the series in large parts of the season.
Emil Sayfutdinov took the bronze with 126 points, while veteran Niels-Kristian Iversen ended as number ten overall after his third place finish in the finals Saturday.
Iverson has already qualified for next year’s WORLD cup series.
on Saturday Leon Madsen rub and stub and won all of his starts forward towards the finals, which he also won.
He knew well that it would be almost impossible to become a world champion in Torun, unless that Zmarzlik went all the way down.
– I was hoping that I could win a silver medal. I knew well that Bartosz should have a bad night, if I was to be world champion, so it thought I, not so much.
– I was thinking more of running after the silver, which I could do something about, says Leon Madsen.
He must be operated in the ankle, and so awaits he for the back can be treated without surgery, or whether he is forced under the knife again.
– In day (Saturday, red.) and in Cardiff I was able to run without the injections in my ankle and with less pain, and it was clear to see that I could run more freely and provide better.
– It has been a tough season to run with the big pain, but I have fought and bitten the teeth together and tried my best, says Leon Madsen.
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