With a gap in the team following the decision of Peter Ljung to withdraw from racing in the UK, Leicester have been busy exploring different options to find a replacement to ride at number two in the side and the former Lions rider Lasse Bjerre has agreed to return to the club on a double-up arrangement with Peterborough.
The Dane was very popular with fans during his two year spell with the club and showed his liking for the track with third place in the World Championship Under-21 qualifier at the Jordan Road Surfacing Stadium on Saturday.
“Throughout our team building process during the winter Lasse was always in our thoughts but when you are juggling riders calculated match averages to keep within a points ceiling of thirty-two there are occasions when you have to revise your thinking as negotiations can alter the composition of the one to five that you had in mind. However, Norrie Allan and I have kept a watch on Lasse’s performances in the Premier League this season and he is in good form” explained the Rapid Solicitors Lions Promoter David Hemsley.
Over the course of last season, Bjerre increased his match average for the Lions and is currently in the top half dozen riders in the Premier League. Bjerre will make his Elite League debut for Leicester in the Lions fixture at Swindon on 22nd May subject to the approval of the British Speedway Promoters’ Association.
