The Mad Mads Pedersen Thread

[Rob5091]

I see Martin Pedersen is nearly as good as Vingegaard at the Danish National TT ...

 

[RedheadDane]

I see Martin Pedersen is nearly as good as Vingegaard at the Danish National TT ...

Are you talking about Mads' Lidl brother, or the guy who was with Leopard Trek back in 2011?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Are you talking about Mads' Lidl brother, or the guy who was with Leopard Trek back in 2011?

I believe he's making the joke, that since Vingegaard became a world class time trialist despite his less than great showing at the 2019 NC (where he had just returned from injury), then who knows what MP will now be able to achieve.

 

[RedheadDane]

I believe he's making the joke, that since Vingegaard became a world class time trialist despite his less than great showing at the 2019 NC (where he had just returned from injury), then who knows what MP will now be able to achieve.

MP already got some decent TTing results.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

MP already got some decent TTing results.

Not the MP I was referring to.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not the MP I was referring to.

I just decided to bring the discussion full circle.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I just decided to bring the discussion full circle.

Well I was talking about the former football player

 

[RedheadDane]

Well I was talking about the former football player

Don't you mean the chiropractor?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Don't you mean the chiropractor?

No, cause I didn't know who he was before now.

 

[Rob5091]

Are you talking about Mads' Lidl brother, or the guy who was with Leopard Trek back in 2011?

Mads' little Lidl brother of course, Vingegaard's best National TT was back in 2018 at the MU TT where he came in 15th and only the 5th best tt-er on his team ColoQuick. 22nd in 2019's ME TT was his best ME result.

 

[The Clogger]

I see Martin Pedersen is nearly as good as Vingegaard at the Danish National TT ...

Reminds me of how Pogacar used to lose to riders like Anton Charmig and Jonas Gregaard in ITTs before his pre contact with Gianetti and UAE.

 

[Mlarsen]

Reminds me of how Pogacar used to lose to riders like Anton Charmig and Jonas Gregaard in ITTs before his pre contact with Gianetti and UAE.

yes..........I have always thought that there has been something sinister and suspicious about Pogacar

 

[RedheadDane]

He sure likes winning in France these days.

 

[KZD]

He sure likes winning in France these days.

Good chance of him getting 4 out 4 in the Tour de la Provence tomorrow.

 

[scribers]

Comes out strong this year so far. Or the field is making him appear strong?

 

[jmdirt]

Mads is rollin'!

 

[jmdirt]

Comes out strong this year so far. Or the field is making him appear strong?

Meaning he is the only one who came prepared to race? I kinda doubt it.

 

[Rob5091]

Not bad for a guy who does not do altitude training ... or is it the nutritionist getting the best out of Mads now?

 

[sam6]

He sure likes winning in France these days.

With Van Aert and Van der Poel skipping the Tour this year, he might win a few more stages in France this year! The problem with Pedersen is that he is just a small step below those 2 and so it's harder for him to get those big wins but I'd like to see him win a couple of monuments in the future to go with his world title!

 

[Berniece]

Might have a very good chance for MSR this year, if they go just a bit slower on the Poggio or hesitate in the descent.

 

[RedheadDane]

Pretty consistent so far.

Date	Result	Race
08.02 » 11.02		Tour de la Provence (2.1)
	7	Mountains classification
	1	Points classification
	1	General classification
11.02	5	Stage 3 - Rognac › Arles
10.02	1	Stage 2 - Forcalquier › Manosque
09.02	1	Stage 1 - Aix-en-Provence › Martigues
08.02	1	Prologue - Marseille › Marseille
31.01 » 04.02		Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard (2.1)
	6	Mountains classification
	1	Points classification
	1	General classification
04.02	2	Stage 5 (ITT) - Alès › Alès
03.02	9	Stage 4 - Méjannes-le-Clap › Méjannes-le-Clap
02.02	1	Stage 3 - Bessèges › Bessèges
01.02	2	Stage 2 - Marguerittes › Rousson

However, his next race is P-N, where he's definitely not gonna get a top-10 in all stages, or in the GC, or in the KoM.

 

[staubsauger]

Shouldn't he just go to the Belgian opening weekend? He's obviously on fire and IMHO could win Omloop!

 

[RedheadDane]

Voted Danish Male Cyclist of the year, 2023.

 

[tobydawq]

Voted Danish Male Cyclist of the year, 2023.

Lol.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Voted Danish Male Cyclist of the year, 2023.

That seems a bit ridiculous. I know he had his best season yet in terms of consistency and that he was up there in pretty much every race he entered, but he didn't win any big races, unlike another Dane, and "only" podiumed one major event. In many seasons that would have been more than enough to deserve the award, but not in 2023.