Mads Pedersen Archives

Crash Ends Van Aert’s Spring Ambitions – And Perhaps More

March 28, 2024 at 9:59 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Wout van Aert’s Classics season ended in a split second on the road from Roeselare to Waregem in Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen, when the Visma–Lease a Bike rider was involved in a high-speed crash and suffered a broken collarbone and fractured ribs. The crash occurred…

2024 Looks Like a Great Year for Sprinters

March 14, 2024 at 10:15 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Soudal–Quick-Step’s Tim Merlier continued the bright start to his season by winning Wednesday’s sprinter-friendly Nokere Koerse for a third consecutive year. Fabio Jakobsen (DSM-Firmenich-PostNL) finished second and last year’s Tour de France Škoda Green Jersey winner, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), was third.

Laporte and Bredewold Find Gold in European Championships

September 25, 2023 at 10:26 am4 min reading

Road cycling

France’s veteran rider Christophe Laporte and 23-year-old Mischa Bredewold of the Netherlands parlayed daring solo escapes into gold medals in their respective road races in this weekend’s UEC Road European Championships in the Dutch province of Drenthe.

What We Should Expect Of This Year’s La Vuelta

August 25, 2023 at 12:49 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

The 78th Edition of the Vuelta Espana, the third and final Grand Tour of the year after the Giro D’Italia and the Le Tour de France, gets underway on Saturday 26th of August in Barcelona and will conclude three weeks later in Madrid after 3,153.8km,…

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In a Sprint-Poor Vuelta, Expect Evenepoel to Win the Škoda Green Jersey

August 25, 2023 at 11:53 am3 min reading

Road cycling

What’s the most difficult thing to find in this year’s Vuelta a España? No, it’s not a fish; it’s a sprinter. Almost all the teams are packed with climbers or riders with climbing ability to help their team’s GC riders win some of the many…

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Two Farewells + Strong Contenders = Hot Škoda Green Jersey Race at the Tour

June 29, 2023 at 5:02 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

It would be crass to begin this preview of the race for this year’s Tour de France Škoda Green Jersey with anyone other than Mark Cavendish, though he has only a slim chance of winning. The greatest sprinter of them all has won 57 Grand…

Mads Pedersen Clinches Victory in Giro d’Italia Stage Six: “It’s what we came for“

May 12, 2023 at 6:33 am3 min reading

Road cycling

A triumphant win for Trek-Segafredo’s rider, marking victories in all three Grand Tours – Giro, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España

Jonathan Milan Triumphs in Giro d’Italia Stage Two, Mark Cavendish Impeded by Crash

May 8, 2023 at 7:07 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Jonathan Milan of Bahrain-Victorious emerged victorious in stage two of the Giro d’Italia, as a massive crash within the final five kilometers prevented Mark Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan) and other top sprinters from competing for the win.

Van Aert vs. Van der Poel: A Rivalry for the Ages

April 12, 2023 at 1:05 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Anquetil versus Poulidor. LeMond versus Hinault. Coppi versus Bartali. Road racing over the years has been the arena of some bitter rivalries that have become part of the legend of a sport where even mountains are legendary. Rivalries like these benefit primarily the fans because…

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Pogačar Wins Tour of Flanders with Majestic Ride

April 3, 2023 at 10:06 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Most superlatives have already been used to describe Tadej Pogačar, so a new word is probably needed to describe his victory in the legendary Tour of Flanders. How about fantabulous? Stupendulous? It’s still early in his career but based on his performances to date, when…