Mads Korneliussen Explained

Mads Korneliussen
Nationality:Danish
Birth Date:15 June 1983
Birth Place:Aalborg, Denmark
Career1:Denmark
Years2:2001–2006
Career2:Slangerup
Years3:2007–2009
Career3:Esbjerg
Years4:2010–2019
Career4:Outrup/Varde
Career7:Great Britain
Years8:2003-2005
Career8:Newport
Years9:2005-2008, 2010
Career9:Swindon
Years10:2009
Career10:Peterborough
Years11:2011–2013, 2016
Career11:King's Lynn
Years12:2014
Career12:Leicester
Career15:Sweden
Years16:2006
Career16:Västervik
Years17:2014
Career17:Rospiggarna
Career19:Poland
Years20:2006-2007
Career20:Poznań
Years21:2008-2009, 2013
Career21:Ostrów
Years22:2010
Years23:2012
Years24:2011, 2013, 2016
Years25:2014–2015
Career25:Łódź
Years26:2017
Career26:Rybnik
Indivyear1:1999
Indivhonour1:Danish Junior Champion
Teamyear1:2008, 2011
Teamhonour1:Elite Shield Winner
Teamyear2:2014
Teamhonour2:Speedway World Cup

Mads Klit Korneliussen (born 15 June 1983) is a Danish former motorcycle speedway rider.[1] [2]

Career

Born in Aalborg, Denmark, Mads Korneliussen is the son of Karl Erik Korneliussen and younger brother of Tim Korneliussen, both former riders. Mads took up speedway in 1993.[3] [4]

He came to prominence in 2000 when he reached the final of the 2000 Speedway Under-21 World Championship, where he secured an 11th place finish.[5]

He made his debut in British speedway in 2003 with Newport Wasps in the Premier League, also doubling-up in the Elite League in 2005 with Swindon Robins. In 2006 he rode full-time in the Elite League with Swindon.[6] His 2007 season was marred by a series of injuries, but he returned to Swindon in 2008 as part of the team that won the Elite Shield. After a season with Peterborough Panthers in 2009, he returned to Swindon in 2010 before moving to King's Lynn Stars in 2011 where he rode for three seasons.[7]

After being left out of the Stars team for 2014 he signed for Leicester Lions. He started the season with his testimonial meeting at King's Lynn marking ten years in British speedway.[8] [9] In 2014, he rode in the Elite Riders Championship as a late replacement for Jason Doyle.[10]

In August 2014, he won the Speedway World Cup as part of a Danish team that also included Nicki Pedersen, Niels Kristian Iversen and Peter Kildemand.[11]

His final season in Britain was the 2016 Elite League riding for King's Lynn again and in 2017 he rode his last season in Poland for Rybnik.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mads Klit Korneliussen . Polish Speedway Database . 13 February 2023.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 26 June 2023.
  3. "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 10 December 2013
  4. Book: Bamford, Robert . Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008 . Methanol Press . 2008 . 978-0-9553103-5-5 .
  5. Web site: 2000 Speedway Under-21 World Championship . Speedway.org . 17 March 2023.
  6. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 17 March 2023.
  7. "King's Lynn Stars sign Mads Korneliussen", BBC, 13 December 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2014
  8. "Speedway: Mads Korneliussen to make first appearance for Leicester Lions", Leicester Mercury, 15 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014
  9. "Speedway fans turn out in force for Mads", Lynn News, 19 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014
  10. "Mads Korneliussen into ELRC replacing Jason Doyle", Sky Sports, 22 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014
  11. "Danish Delight", speedwaygb.co, 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014