'I am slowly getting my fitness back' - Leon Madsen winning fitness fight to close in on Speedway Grand Prix top spot

Leon Madsen has revealed he is slowly getting back to fitness after suffering with the flu in recent weeks, and is eyeing up top spot in Speedway GP. The 33-year old battled through illness and registered 12 championship points in the season-opening FIM Speedway GP of Croatia at the end of April, and after a two-week recovery period, stepped up again to claim a further 18 championship points in Warsaw last Saturday, where he finished second in the final behind Max Fricke. Ad/> Next up is the Prague FIM Speedway GP in Czech Republic, and he sits just two points behind series leader Bartosz Zmarzlik.

Speedway GPPrzedpelski savours 'really good feeling' after semi-final display at Poland GP18/05/2022 AT 18:45 With his health improving, Madsen is confident of another strong showing. He said: “It’s nice to finally start to feel a little bit better. It’s been hard for the last month with flu and stuff like that, but I am slowly getting my fitness back.

/> «The races go just like that – in such a short amount of time. You don’t always have time in the pits to affect your races, so it is really stressful and so crazy. “I am happy to come second and be up there at the top in the classification – second place and only two points short of the leader.

It’s good to be back and I am happy about that.” Madsen and companion — and rival — Mikkel Michelsen collided in the Warsaw final, with the European champion excluded from the re-run by referee Krister Gardell after hitting the deck. Michelsen was caught by Madsen coming off turn two, but felt Michelsen was leaning on him going into the third bend. “We went down the straight side by side,” he said.