NEWCASTLE have confirmed a change to their 2021 line-up after handing a team place to Adam Roynon.
The much-travelled Cumbrian returns to the Championship after agreeing to take the place of Ondrej Smetana because of issues with new legislation concerning EU riders. Diamonds team manager Darren Hartley said: "Adam is likely to start 2021 at reserve with James Wright, which as team manager will give me far more options through meetings. "We've seen Adam ride in the last few weeks and I can say we're delighted with what we've witnessed as he was racing up against Danny King, and he was certainly right on the pace with the former British Champion and looking more than capable of doing a great job for the Diamonds. "We all want to wish Ondrej the very best of luck and hope in the fullness of time we can invite him back to Tyneside to join the Diamonds. This licence is something we hope we can gain, but we cannot put our team-building on hold just in case we're not accepted."