The training runner Lidl-Trek, Mads Pedersen will not participate in Tour de France This year ! This is what the person concerned confirmed at the microphone of several media during a remote press conference. The Dane will give way to another sprinter on the team, the Italian Jonathan Milanwho will discover the Large Loop in 2025. This is the first time since 2019 that the former world champion will not be at the start of the biggest race in the world. Despite his non-participation in Tour de Francethe 29-year-old sprinter will be present on two Grand Tours this year, namely the Tour of Italy and the Tour of Spainwhere he will try, according to his words, “to win two jerseys with points for best sprinter”.
Video – Pedersen, first Dane on the podium in Roubaix
“I'll be patient…”
During this remote press conference, Mads Pedersen states: “There will be no Tour for me this year. I will spend the summer at home, then I will participate in the PostNord Danmark Rundt and the Tour of Spain. It's not just my decision. We are a big team now, and there are other priorities in the team Jonathan Milan can win a lot of stages in the Tour de France this year. I would have liked to ride for the green jersey, but I'm not going to lie down. crying because I won't participate at the Tour de France”declares the runner of the training Lidl-Trek.
“I also understand that the team has plans for all the riders. I am patient. Then, there are other opportunities with the Tour of Italy and the Tour of Spain. We can then try to winning two points jerseys in one season is the big goal. The program until Paris-Roubaix is the same. first Grand Tour was the Tour of Italy and I love this race we must try to win as many stages as possible and take the points jersey.”concludes the former Danish world champion.
Le program de Mads Pedersen in 2025:
– Star of Bessèges – Tour du Gard (05/02 – 09/02)
– Tour of Provence (14/02 – 06/02)
– Paris-Nice (09/03 – 16/03)
– Milan-Sanremo (22/03)
– E3 Saxo Classic (28/03)
– Ghent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields (30/03)
-– Through Flanders (02/04)
– Tour of Flanders (06/04)
– Paris-Roubaix (13/04)
– Tour of Italy (09/05 – 01/06)
– Copenhagen Sprint (22/06)
– PostNord Tour of Denmark (12/08 – 16/08)
– Tour of Spain (23/08 – 14/09)
