The Mad Mads Pedersen Thread

[tobydawq]

Well, he doesn't think the route suits him. Again; wouldn't he be the best judge of that?

And the other part was regarding the argument that he should (have) skipped the Vuelta instead. However, the Vuelta gave him several chances for success - he's already had it - while the World Championship would have just been one, that could just as easily have failed.

To the first part: No. It's just a bad excuse.

Winning the WCRR is much more significant than anything he could do in the Vuelta. But sure, less likely. But by a similar logic that would mean that classics specialists with a decent sprint should pick Itzulia because they're more likely to win a stage or to there than winning Flanders or Roubaix because the competition is less. Fortunately, that's not how cycling usually works.

 

[RedheadDane]

I guess I just believe that if a rider chooses - for whatever reason - not to ride a race, then that's the end of the story. It doesn't really matter whether the route fits him or not, or whether winning the World Championships (again) would be more significant than what he's doing at the Vuelta.

 

[tobydawq]

I guess I just believe that if a rider chooses - for whatever reason - not to ride a race, then that's the end of the story. It doesn't really matter whether the route fits him or not, or whether winning the World Championships (again) would be more significant than what he's doing at the Vuelta.

Of course you think that.

I guess it's a rather pointless thing to discuss with you but you would probably find that most people would find the decision absurd.

 

[RedheadDane]

I guess it's a rather pointless thing to discuss with you but you would probably find that most people would find the decision absurd.

Yet, the only person whose opinion matter obviously doesn't, as he was the one who made that decision.

 

[tobydawq]

Yet, the only person whose opinion matter obviously doesn't, as he was the one who made that decision.

 

[Netserk]

Yet, the only person whose opinion matter obviously doesn't, as he was the one who made that decision.

If your opinion doesn't matter, why do you not keep it to yourself and stop arguing with others?

 

[Valv.Piti]

He looked at the route, saw it was in Australia and looked at the 4000 metres of vertical gain, then looked at his GF and thought to himself she was pretty cute, and decided to take a well earned vacation with her (2 weeks too early ofc).

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Well, he doesn't think the route suits him. Again; wouldn't he be the best judge of that? Sure, there are riders who just lack confidence in their own ability to get over hills, but Mads doesn't really strike me as that kind of guy.

And the other part was regarding the argument that he should (have) skipped the Vuelta instead. However, the Vuelta gave him several chances for success - he's already had it - while the World Championship would have just been one, that could just as easily have failed.

Pedersen might have good legs, but he has bad judgement if he thinks the route is too hard for him. Laporte is the 6th biggest favorite, Girmay 8th, Matthews 9th according to the bookies. Pedersen would be ranked as the 6th biggest favorite just in front of Laporte if he participated.

 

[RedheadDane]

He looked at the route, saw it was in Australia and looked at the 4000 metres of vertical gain, then looked at his GF and thought to himself she was pretty cute, and decided to take a well earned vacation with her (2 weeks too early ofc).

In fact, he think she's so cute he married her three years ago.
Unless there has been some family drama, I'm not aware of.

 

[ciranda]

It is kind of a big deal that he don't want to go. I can't forget how he dominated van Aert in Paris-Nice and for that matter van der Poel is still shook from 2019. That hill on the circuit is the kind he rolls over super easily all year. Vuelta ends on the 11th and the team probably don't leave for the world's until the 16th or later so there would have been some time at home.

 

[RedheadDane]

It is kind of a big deal that he don't want to go. I can't forget how he dominated van Aert in Paris-Nice and for that matter van der Poel is still shook from 2019.

To say nothing about Trentin...

 

[RedheadDane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1565653970961457155

 

[AlfaLum]

Did he already decide to make a short trip to Australia only to end his season after becoming World Champion again?

 

[RedheadDane]

Did he already decide to make a short trip to Australia only to end his season after becoming World Champion again?

He's skipping the Worlds. Already a bit of a discussion about it.

 

[AlfaLum]

He's skipping the Worlds. Already a bit of a discussion about it.

I know he is. I asked if he already decided to unskip because of his amazing form.

 

[RedheadDane]

I know he is. I asked if he already decided to unskip because of his amazing form.

Nope. He's tired, and he misses his wife!

 

[SHAD0W93]

2 wins and counting, plus the points jersey like @Netserk or @tobydawq said he’d win earlier. I forgot who.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nope. He's tired, and he misses his wife!

Isn't it just because he needs time off to move to Switzerland?

 

[RedheadDane]

Isn't it just because he needs time off to move to Switzerland?

Probably. But there was an article where he gave his reasons for skipping the Worlds, and having a life - and a wife - outside cycling was among them.
I think it was on Cycling Weekly. Unfortunately, CW's search feature is ***.

Well, there's a CN article from four days ago, but the article I'm referring to was definitely earlier.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Probably. But there was an article where he gave his reasons for skipping the Worlds, and having a life - and a wife - outside cycling was among them.
I think it was on Cycling Weekly. Unfortunately, CW's search feature is ***.

Well, there's a CN article from four days ago, but the article I'm referring to was definitely earlier.

I assume you mean this one:

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/mads-pedersen-to-miss-world-championships-im-close-to-reaching-the-limit

But if he really wanted to do the WC, I can't see why he wouldn't have been able to take a few weeks of rest instead of riding the Vuelta, so I assume they couldn't move in to their new house in August.

 

[ciranda]

To say nothing about Trentin...

I know right? Those guys would have been beaten at the start line after being awake all night trembling and in van der Poel's case also sobbing.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Mads Pedersen is currently 7th in the UCI ranking, having earned 100 points for his green jersey in Spain.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

First or second in a third of the stages at the Vuelta, as a non-climber. That's rare - six has happened every few years, but seven? Don't think that's happened since the Vuelta moved to late summer.

 

[roundabout]

First or second in a third of the stages at the Vuelta, as a non-climber. That's rare - six has happened every few years, but seven? Don't think that's happened since the Vuelta moved to late summer.

Jalabert had a lot of 1st and 2nds in 1995

Or do you mean non-climbers specifically?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Jalabert had a lot of 1st and 2nds in 1995

Or do you mean non-climbers specifically?

Non-climbers specifically. Among climbers, Roglic had 8 last year, albeit not all on mountain stages.