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LARSEN JOINS PANTHERS FOR 2013
PETERBOROUGH are pleased to welcome rising Danish star Kenni Larsen to the club for the 2013 Elite League season.
24-year-old Larsen joins the Readypower Panthers in a loan deal from Premier League club Newcastle, and slots into the team on a 6.57 average.
The fast-gating Larsen began his British career with the Diamonds in 2008 and starred for the North-East club over the next two seasons, winning the Premier League Riders’ Championship at Sheffield in 2010.
He stepped up to the top level with Coventry the following season, spending two years with the Bees to become a popular figure at Brandon and a consistent scorer in their middle order.
Panthers boss Jan Staechmann said: “Kenni is exactly the kind of rider we like to have in our team. He is dedicated, professional, hard-working, and he is a good team man.
“I obviously know Kenni from working with him whilst at the DMU, and I have nothing but praise for the lad.
“He has come on an awful lot, and he made the sensible decision of going Premier League, where he became the league's top rider, before moving on to the Elite League with Coventry, where he has improved every year.”
Staechmann feels the move to the Showground will prove beneficial for both rider and club, especially as Larsen has already shown his ability around several circuits – which should help the Panthers become more of an all-round force in 2013.
The Dane piled up 15-points in an away fixture at Wolverhampton in August, getting the better of home specialists Freddie Lindgren and Tai Woffinden in the process, and also collected double-figure hauls at Birmingham and Lakeside.
At the Showground he was unfortunate to crash out of Coventry’s visit in June when leading Heat 8, but he picked up a solid eight-point score when the Bees returned in August.
Staechmann added: “Last season he managed to be a consistent all-round performer, and I’m very much looking forward to working with him again.
“At 24 years of age I feel he has bags of potential, and I think moving to a big fast track like the East of England Showground can help his development as a rider.
“I feel he will fit in well with the team. He has good mechanical knowledge, takes pride in his equipment, he is a good team-mate, good company and is not afraid to ask advice and then act upon it.”
Panthersweb Monday December 17, 2012
LARSEN JOINS PANTHERS FOR 2013
PETERBOROUGH are pleased to welcome rising Danish star Kenni Larsen to the club for the 2013 Elite League season.
24-year-old Larsen joins the Readypower Panthers in a loan deal from Premier League club Newcastle, and slots into the team on a 6.57 average.
The fast-gating Larsen began his British career with the Diamonds in 2008 and starred for the North-East club over the next two seasons, winning the Premier League Riders’ Championship at Sheffield in 2010.
He stepped up to the top level with Coventry the following season, spending two years with the Bees to become a popular figure at Brandon and a consistent scorer in their middle order.
Panthers boss Jan Staechmann said: “Kenni is exactly the kind of rider we like to have in our team. He is dedicated, professional, hard-working, and he is a good team man.
“I obviously know Kenni from working with him whilst at the DMU, and I have nothing but praise for the lad.
“He has come on an awful lot, and he made the sensible decision of going Premier League, where he became the league's top rider, before moving on to the Elite League with Coventry, where he has improved every year.”
Staechmann feels the move to the Showground will prove beneficial for both rider and club, especially as Larsen has already shown his ability around several circuits – which should help the Panthers become more of an all-round force in 2013.
The Dane piled up 15-points in an away fixture at Wolverhampton in August, getting the better of home specialists Freddie Lindgren and Tai Woffinden in the process, and also collected double-figure hauls at Birmingham and Lakeside.
At the Showground he was unfortunate to crash out of Coventry’s visit in June when leading Heat 8, but he picked up a solid eight-point score when the Bees returned in August.
Staechmann added: “Last season he managed to be a consistent all-round performer, and I’m very much looking forward to working with him again.
“At 24 years of age I feel he has bags of potential, and I think moving to a big fast track like the East of England Showground can help his development as a rider.
“I feel he will fit in well with the team. He has good mechanical knowledge, takes pride in his equipment, he is a good team-mate, good company and is not afraid to ask advice and then act upon it.”
Panthersweb Monday December 17, 2012
