Mads Pedersen (cyclist)
Mads Pedersen (born 18 December 1995) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo.[4] In September 2019, he won the men's road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England, and became the first Danish cyclist to win the men's World Championship road race title.
 Pedersen in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 December 1995 |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Trek–Segafredo |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist[1]/ time triallist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014–2015 | Cult Energy–Vital Water[2] |
| 2016 | Stölting Service Group |
| 2017– | Trek–Segafredo[3] |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races
One-day races and Classics | |
Medal record
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Career
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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.[5]
Trek–Segafredo (2017–present)
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.[6] He also become national champion of Denmark, and took overall victory in the Tour du Poitou Charentes after winning the time trial.[5] In September 2017, Pedersen took overall victory at the Danmark Rundt.[7]
In April 2018, he finished in second place in the Tour of Flanders following a spirited break away.[8] 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.[9] He is the first Danish cyclist to win a men's world championship road race title.[10]
Major results
- 2012
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3a (ITT)
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Prologue & Stage 4
- 1st
- 2013
- 1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stages 2a (ITT) & 4
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stages 3a (ITT), 3b & 4
- 1st Stage 4 Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich
- 1st Aubel-Thimister-La Gleize
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 1st Stage 4 Giro della Lunigiana
- 2nd
- 2014
- 1st Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
- 3rd Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
- 2015
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd Overall ZLM Roompot Tour
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) & 3
- 6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 6th La Côte Picarde
- 8th Overall Tour des Fjords
- 9th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2016
- Tour of Norway
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Fyen Rundt
- 1st Kattekoers
- 7th Porec Trophy
- 8th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2017
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
- 1st
- 2018
- 1st Tour de l'Eurométropole
- 1st Fyen Rundt
- 1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT) Danmark Rundt
- 2nd Tour of Flanders
- 5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 7th GP Horsens
- 2019
- 1st
- 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 2020
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Pologne
- 7th Race Torquay
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
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138 | 140 | — |
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Classics & Monuments results timeline
| Monument | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | 2 | DNF |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | 95 | 71 | 51 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | |
| Classic | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | DNF | 39 | DNF | 92 | 105 |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | — | 81 | DNF |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | DNF | DNF | — |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | DNF | 15 | 150 | 5 | 89 |
| E3 Harelbeke | — | — | 90 | DNF | DNF |
| Gent-Wevelgem | — | — | — | DNF | 33 |
| Scheldeprijs | 160 | — | DNF | — | 101 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Trek-Segafredo confirm signing of Mads Pedersen". cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- Mads Pedersen at Cycling Archives
- "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "Pedersen comes of age at the Tour of Flanders - Cyclingnews.com". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Post Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark 2017: Stage 5 Results - Cyclingnews.com". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "Dutchman Niki Terpstra claims Tour of Flanders win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "Road World Championship: Denmark's Mads Pedersen claims shock elite men's road race title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- MacLeary, John (29 September 2019). "Mads Pedersen clinches Denmark's first men's world championship road race title under horrid Yorkshire skies". The Telegraph.
External links
- Mads Pedersen at Cycling Archives
- Mads Pedersen at ProCyclingStats
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