'Has to be now' - Leon Madsen says he must win in Cardiff to catch Bartosz Zmarzlik in Speedway GP standings

Leon Madsen believes he must win in Cardiff on Saturday if he is to catch leader Bartosz Zmarzlik in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix standings. An 18-point gap currently separates the reigning Cardiff champion and Zmarzlik in the table with only five meetings left of the season. Ad Madsen, who topped the podium at the Principality Stadium in 2019, believes “it has to be now” if he is to catch up with Zmarzlik.

Speedway GP'Good memories' — Walking the track with Madsen ahead of Speedway Grand Prix in Cardiff17 HOURS AGO “I think it has to be now if we are going to catch Bartosz,” he said. “His bottom level is so high that if you’re 15 or 20 points behind with two or three meetings left, you are not going to catch him. If we are going to catch him, we have to pull back those points now.

“With this new points system, if you are outside of the semi-final, you can maybe end up with eight points. Then another guy can win the final with 20 points and that’s 12 points you have caught up in one night. “The standings can easily change in every meeting, but like I say, 18 points is still a lot.

With five meetings left, it has to be now." Holder fastest in qualifying for Cardiff SGP, Bewley second 'I want to get to the final' — Lambert targets SGP glory at 'electric' Cardiff Madsen says he is in “better shape” now than in the first five meetings of the season and feels he has what it takes to move to the top of the leaderboard. He added: “I believe I can do it. I am in better shape now and feeling good, fit and healthy.

I haven’t felt like that in the first five meetings this year in the GPs. The tracks are also going to suit me better. “I feel everything is on my side compared to the beginning of the season.