Teams & Riders Mattias Skjelmose: The Blond Assassin

[Samu Cuenca]

He finally won his first pro victories in Luxembourg this week, and he seems to be steadily improving in a young Jakob Fuglsang-esque way. He might not have had that one performance that makes you think he's the real deal yet, but not that long ago his palmares would have been pretty impressive for someone who's a week away from turning 22.

The fact that he's shown consistency and fine time trials skills should also be valuable forh im in GTs and week-long stage races in the future. He's also proclaimed that he enjoys the tough days with crosswinds and bad weather, and we all saw his resilience when he crashed in the Volta a Catalunya earlier this year.


*He famously had a clinic issue as a junior rider in 2018 (but he's not the first or last junior to have had that)
*Conor McGregor and Peter Kennaugh have apparently been among his sporting heroes growing up
*He has a girlfriend, who can sing much better than I can

 

[Red Rick]

*Conor McGregor and Peter Kennaugh have apparently been among his sporting heroes growing up

These are some serious allegations

 

[topcat]

These are some serious allegations

There's no hope for him. We're embarrassed to be from the same country as Conor.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

These are some serious allegations

That's the kind of intel I got from his Instagram account.

 

[RedheadDane]

Have you seen a video of his GF singing?
Can you post it?
Can you post a video of yourself singing, so we can compare?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Have you seen a video of his GF singing?
Can you post it?
Can you post a video of yourself singing, so we can compare?

You can find videos on their Instagram accounts.

I won't post a video of my own performances, but imagine Esteban Chaves' drawing skills in singing form, and it's probably not far off.

 

[RedheadDane]

Here's another fun, and rather sweet fact about him:

He wants to earn enough money that he can help his mother - who has some health issues - retire.

 

[Red Rick]

Danes are the new Slovenians?

 

[SHAD0W93]

That's the kind of intel I got from his Instagram account.

Scouting him out for @BR2?

 

[BR2]

Scouting him out for @BR2?

I only want him if he can sing as well as his girlfriend.

 

[roundabout]

Also got suspended for hitting another rider in 2018

vis nyhed

www.cyklingdanmark.dk

probably not the first or last rider to have done that too, right?

 

[tobydawq]

Also got suspended for hitting another rider in 2018

vis nyhed

www.cyklingdanmark.dk

probably not the first or last rider to have done that too, right?

There was a big interview with him on a very thorough Danish podcast a couple of years ago where he told his whole story, and he definitely didn't sugarcoat the fact that he had been an entitled brat when he was younger, and even though I still have reservations about him, I don't think he is as bad anymore.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Also got suspended for hitting another rider in 2018

vis nyhed

www.cyklingdanmark.dk

probably not the first or last rider to have done that too, right?

Søren Kragh once hit Mads Würtz during a sprint in a domestic race.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Skjelmose looks like Vingegaard (face and body), he also time trials well, climbs well, recovers well. Maybe Skjelmose will win the Tour in three years or so? I wouldn‘t be very surprised…

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Translation from Danish Wikipedia:

„In the summer of 2018, he was also suspended for 14 days for punching another rider during the Demin Cup in Grindsted.“

Anyone knows whom he punched, and why?

Edit: https://da.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattias_Skjelmose : Danish Wiki. Skjelmose aged 17 looked like Frank Vandenbroucke, to be honest. So maybe he thought it‘d be good to behave just like VDB in Demin Cup - and to be the bad boy…

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Does anyone know why or when Skjelmose had to change his bike yesterday in Paris Nice?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Does anyone know why or when Skjelmose had to change his bike yesterday in Paris Nice?

He had a puncture.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

He had a puncture.

Ok, thanks. Tough luck.

 

[SafeBet]

Is that the reason why he lost so much time on the final climb? I just saw highlights of the stage.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Yes. He was in the main bunch before the attacks started but slowly drifted backwards. Maybe it was due to the puncture?

 

[search]

they didn't show the chase group much, but at 1k to go he was still in the group with Yates and Jorgenson, and on his original bike. Everyone who finished ahead of that group was on the attack already at that point.

So I guess it's realistic to say that it cost him around those 31s he lost to them, unless he had issues all over the climb.

 

[Netserk]

*He famously had a clinic issue as a junior rider in 2018 (but he's not the first or last junior to have had that)

You missed a golden opportunity to call him the next Zakarin (well, close enough)!

 

[RedheadDane]

Did you change the title?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

You missed a golden opportunity to call him the next Zakarin (well, close enough)!

I was thinking of Trentin, cause I believe Zakarin was U23 at the time of his case. But I guess Skjelmose could be seen as a kind of hybrid of the two.

Did you change the title?

It was too long, so I cut the first part of it.

 

[RedheadDane]

It was too long, so I cut the first part of it.

You cut the best part, you mean! And the title wasn't that long, not compared to the Jorgenson thread...