2024-02-02 23:15:00
Hidden behind a large public trash can which hid only the lower part of his body, the modest Mads Pedersen (28 years old) donned all the colorful layers of his Lidl-Trek team. A little cleaning before joining the podium where, all smiles, he would quickly parade for the honors in Bessèges (winning the day’s stage, the general classification jersey and for the points). The 2019 world champion, although winner of the time trial last year and of a stage in Bellegarde in 2022, has not always been well served by the Occitan roads since his first participation five years ago: once third, second three times, notably Thursday, in Rousson, “beaten by someone stronger than me”, Axel Laurance in this case. But, on Friday, he managed a good little peloton, “well placed right up to the line. »
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