Leicester parted company with their team captain Mads Korneliussen yesterday.
The Dane joined the Rapid Solicitors Lions from King’s Lynn in the winter and made twenty-eight appearances for the club. Korneliussen scored three points in his final match for Leicester against his former club at the Jordan Road Surfacing Stadium on Thursday and the Lions will cover for his absence in their last fixture of the season against the Poole Pirates with either a guest or rider replacement. The decision to sack Korneliussen stemmed from a crash he had in the home fixture against Swindon when he had to withdraw from the meeting following an injury resulting from a fall.
“Mads had to miss his last ride after that fall which was quite understandable and supported by the club. He then rode the next day for his Polish club, dropped out of our fixture on Monday at Belle Vue which meant that I had to cover for his absence with a Premier League guest. I was alerted to the fact that he then rode in Sweden on Tuesday and Denmark on Wednesday. It is never easy to part company with a rider especially when it is your captain who you look to set an example to the rest of the team but our good wishes go with Mads and I thank him for the part he has played at Leicester” said the Lions Team Manager Norrie Allan.
