Pedersen in 2017
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1995-12-18) 18 December 1995 (age 28) Tølløse, Denmark |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lidl–Trek |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
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| Professional teams | |
| 2014–2015 | Cult Energy–Vital Water[2] |
| 2016 | Stölting Service Group |
| 2017– | Trek–Segafredo[3][4] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Medal record | |
Mads Pedersen (born 18 December 1995) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[5] He has won stages in all three Grand Tours — the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España. He won the men's road race at the 2019 UCI Road World ChampionshipsinYorkshire, England, becoming the first Danish cyclist to win the men's World Championship road race title.
In 2013, Pedersen won the Paris–Roubaix Juniors and went on to claim the silver medal in the World Championships junior road race. Pedersen won Ghent–Wevelgem U23, the U23 Tour of Norway, and a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir prior to turning professional.[6]
In August 2016 Trek–Segafredo announced that they had signed Pedersen through to 2018.[1]
In his neo-pro season, he was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[7] He also become national champion of Denmark, and took overall victory in the Tour du Poitou Charentes after winning the time trial.[6] In September 2017, Pedersen took overall victory at the Danmark Rundt.[8]
In April 2018, he finished in second place in the Tour of Flanders following a spirited break away.[9] Pedersen attacked ahead of the Koppenberg with just over 50 kilometres (31 miles) remaining, and was joined by Dylan van Baarle (Team Sky) and Sebastian Langeveld (EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale). Eventual winner Niki Terpstra (Quick-Step Floors) caught and passed Pedersen on the final ascent of the Oude Kwaremont and rode to victory, but Pedersen was strong enough to hold off world champion Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe) and the chasing peloton to become the youngest podium finisher in 40 years.
On 29 September 2019, Pedersen won the World Road Race Championship in a rain-soaked race, in and around Harrogate, in Yorkshire, England.[10] He is the first Danish cyclist to win a men's world championship road race title.[11] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[12] He did not win any stages and held the white jersey for best young rider for one day.
After the Tour was over he won a stage and the points classification in the 2020 BinckBank Tour, and won the 2020 Gent–Wevelgem. Both of these races were held late in the season due to the COVID pandemic. In 2021 he won Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne and took a stage victory in the Tour of Norway.
In 2022, he won the points classification in Circuit de la Sarthe and Étoile de Bessèges and had top 10 finishes in Milan–San Remo, the Tour of Flanders and Gent–Wevelgem. During the 2022 Tour de France he was very active early in the race as the Grand Départ was held in his home country of Denmark, however he had no luck.[13] At the end of the second week he got involved in a breakaway where he and teammate Quinn Simmons formulated a plan and bridged up to what eventually became a seven rider breakaway. Simmons drove a hard pace up the Coté de Saint-Romain-en-Gal and with just under 11 km to go Pedersen launched an attack. Only Fred Wright and Hugo Houle could go with him. As the finish line approached Pedersen overpowered both of them, and easily won the sprint to claim the stage win.[13]
Pedersen started his 2023 campaign with stage wins at the Étoile de Bessèges and Paris–Nice. He again took multiple top 5 and 10 finishes in the spring classics, but had no victories. In May, he won stage six of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish, after finishing on the podium on stages three and five.[14] In July, he won stage eight of the Tour de France, finishing second overall to Jasper Philipsen in the points classification.[15] In August, he narrowly miised out on a medal in the World Road Race Championships, losing the sprint for third to Tadej Pogačar.[16] He took two more victories in the remiander of the season, winning stage five and the overall title of the Danmark Rundt, followed by the Hamburg Cyclassics.[17]
He started 2024 with a winning streak, taking a stage win and the overall of Étoile de Bessèges, followed by three stage wins and the overall title at the Tour de la Provence.[18] In March, he took two second place finishes on stage of Paris–Nice, followed by fourth at Milan–San Remo. He ended his drought of classics wins, outsprinting to take Gent–Wevelgem.[19] In early April, he finished third at Paris–Roubaix, behind Philipsen and van der Poel.
Overall Tour of Istria
Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich
Points classification
Young rider classification Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
Points classification Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
Mountains classification
Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
Mountains classification
Road race, National Road Championships
Overall Danmark Rundt
Points classification
Young rider classification
Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
Young rider classification
Road race, UCI Road World Championships
Points classification after Stage 1 Points classification Points classification
Combativity award Stage 13 Points classification
Points classification Points classification Overall Danmark Rundt
Points classification
Overall Tour de la Provence
Points classification
Overall Étoile de Bessèges
Points classification
Combativity award Stage 6 Tour de France| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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138 | 140 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| Tour de France
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— | — | — | 124 | 137 | 98 | 105 | DNF |
| Vuelta a España
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— | — | — | — | — | 102 | — |
| Monument | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | 2 | DNF | 59 | DNF | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | 95 | 71 | 51 | NH | DNF | DNF | 4 | 3 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | Has not contested during his career | |||||||||
| Classic | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | DNF | 39 | DNF | 92 | 105 | 66 | 112 | — | — | — |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | — | 81 | DNF | 79 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| E3 Harelbeke | — | — | 90 | DNF | DNF | NH | DNF | 24 | 14 | 11 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | — | — | — | DNF | 33 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | DNF | 15 | 150 | 5 | 89 | NH | — | 69 | 5 | DNF |
| Scheldeprijs | 160 | — | DNF | — | 101 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| Hamburg Cyclassics | — | 123 | 126 | — | 15 | Not held | — | 1 | ||
| Event | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships
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Road race | — | — | — | DNF | — | 1 | — | DNF | — | 4 | |
 European Championships
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Road race | DNE | — | — | DNF | 24 | — | — | 10 | 7 | ||
| National Championships
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Road race | — | 52 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DNS | Did not start |
| NH | Not held |
