MADSEN & ANDERSEN JOIN VOJENS CLUB SES FOR DANISH TITLE RUN-IN

World No.2 Leon Madsen has completed a blockbuster move to Vojens club Sonderjylland Elite Speedway for the rest of 2023 – and he’s joined by 2022 SGP3 champion Mikkel Andersen.

Madsen steps into the SES Danish Speedwayligaen side to replace Anders Thomsen, who is sidelined after suffering a hand injury at the OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga last Saturday. 

The club is also without Nicolai Klindt, who suffered a broken C3 vertebra in his neck in Poland and confirmed he faces around two months on the sidelines.

Madsen returns to Danish racing after Brovst club Nordjyske Elite Sport withdrew from the league ahead of the season, leaving the rider with only a job at Polish side Czestochowa.

With the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens fast approaching on September 16, Madsen believes the move could offer him the ideal preparation for the nation’s biggest speedway event.

He said: “I am very happy to have the opportunity to ride in the Danish league. At the same time, I also see an opportunity to be better equipped for the three remaining Speedway GP rounds, the penultimate of which will be run at Vojens Speedway Center.”

SES director Jacob Olsen believes that Leon Madsen can have a decisive role in the club’s efforts to retain the championship they won in 2022.

He said: “We have been looking for a Danish rider as a replacement, and Leon Madsen is the country's best rider, so we are proud to be able to have him on the team for the decisive matches.”

Meanwhile, Andersen has been racing for Vojens in the Danish First Division – the nation’s second tier.

But the 15-year-old, who won bronze in SGP3 this season, debuts for SES alongside Madsen against Slangerup at Vojens Speedway Center on August 23.