‘It’s great to be back’ – Leon Madsen hoping for more glory in Warsaw and continue fine start to season

Leon Madsen cannot wait to return to the place where it all began for him at speedway, as he looks ahead to the Orlen FIM Speedway GP of Poland in Warsaw. The Dane won his first Speedway Grand Prix final in the Polish capital two years ago in front of 50,000 fans. Ad/> He said: “It was a long time ago now, but it feels like yesterday.

It was a great night and a great opening for my GP career. I will try and do something similar tomorrow. GP PolandZmarzlik edges Madsen in thrilling qualifying session in Warsaw2 HOURS AGO “It’s nice to be back in these big stadiums again and racing in front of thousands of people.

It’s great to be back. “Obviously you want to get the 20 points in the end. I will give it as much as possible and to win it would be awesome.” Lambert: Lifting Speedway GP trophy is the long-term goal Michelsen says he ‘wants to be world champion’ ahead of Speedway GP of Poland Zmarzlik edges Madsen in thrilling qualifying session in Warsaw Madsen will be eager to build on an underwhelming performance at the first race of the season in Croatia.

“Normally I would not say it was a strong performance with 12 points. Obviously I would have liked more. “But leading up to that event, I was sick with the flu.

I was sitting at the hotel with a fever the night before. It was tough, so taking that into consideration, I was very happy with 12 points. “I am still able to fight for the championship and that’s what I want.

I am here to fight for the championship.” Bartosz Zmarzlik is another rider hoping to make an impact in Poland and reach his first Grand Prix final. “I am very happy to be back here,” he added. “I want to get a good result in Warsaw because I have never had a final here.