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8th at the Danish road championship 2024. I don't mind surprises, and if you take the result as such, I don't mind Pedersen being beaten by younger riders. It's just that I want to see the champion's jersey on the World Tour, and that's not going to happen now. :-/
- Dec 27, 2015
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Judging by how Pedersen is riding (Rasmus that is) you'll see it next year.
- Mar 5, 2023
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- Nov 16, 2013
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He rode like a fool. Like in Flanders.
There was zero reason to begin attacking when he did (30 kilometres from home).
It is commendable that he wants to ride aggressively in general but the terrain was not there for that and his chances to win the race certainly didn't increase by it.
- May 5, 2010
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Seems the plan has changed. Pretty sure the original plan at the beginning of the year was a Tour + Vuelta combo, but he just appeared in a live-show on Danish TV, declaring the Vuelta "No-go". This, of course, means that he'll be able to defend his title in the PNDKR! Sure, he'll have to guest-ride for the conti-team.
Of course, he also chose to appear on TV in a shirt like this:
Because, you know, it's Mads Pedersen we're talking about.
Of course, he also chose to appear on TV in a shirt like this:
Because, you know, it's Mads Pedersen we're talking about.
- Jul 4, 2009
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Does it come in underpants too?Seems the plan has changed. Pretty sure the original plan at the beginning of the year was a Tour + Vuelta combo, but he just appeared in a live-show on Danish TV, declaring the Vuelta "No-go". This, of course, means that he'll be able to defend his title in the PNDKR! Sure, he'll have to guest-ride for the conti-team.
Of course, he also chose to appear on TV in a shirt like this:
Because, you know, it's Mads Pedersen we're talking about.
- May 5, 2010
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I don't know... do you have plans?
If it does, and there's some dude at a future race wearing only Lidl underpants, will that be you?
Of course, there are always those swim-trunks, or whatever they were, he was seen in last year. Because, he definitely knows how to represent the brand!
- Sep 26, 2020
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Seems the plan has changed. Pretty sure the original plan at the beginning of the year was a Tour + Vuelta combo, but he just appeared in a live-show on Danish TV, declaring the Vuelta "No-go". This, of course, means that he'll be able to defend his title in the PNDKR! Sure, he'll have to guest-ride for the conti-team.
Of course, he also chose to appear on TV in a shirt like this:
Because, you know, it's Mads Pedersen we're talking about.
I can't wait to listen to LIVERGY's new single Lidl Short Sleeve Shirt.
I'm going to sing that every time I hear Little Red Corvette from now on.
- Nov 16, 2013
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That's not Mads P..
Of course, he also chose to appear on TV in a shirt like this:
Because, you know, it's Mads Pedersen we're talking about.
- May 5, 2010
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I know that... I'd hoped TV2 would post a picture with him in in, but... they didn't.
Here it is:
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- May 5, 2010
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There has been news.
As mentioned above, he appeared in a daily evening programme on Danish TV towards the end of the Tour; he's doing well, back on the road, optimistic for the Olympics.
- Jan 29, 2020
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From Lidl to Gucci might be too big a leap for the OL. Maybe he'll be (Hugo) Bossing the race.
- May 5, 2010
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He clearly doesn't need Gucci to be... err... well dressed.
I don't really have any expectations.
As for his expectations; pretty sure he's still chasing a medal.
- Nov 16, 2013
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I know that... I'd hoped TV2 would post a picture with him in in, but... they didn't.
Here it is:
I don't believe you. I think you thought that guy was Mads.
- Nov 16, 2013
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I'm pretty sure he would be disappointed if he doesn't win gold.
- Nov 16, 2013
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It's fine to have that mentality, it's just a little annoying that it also makes all Danish cycling personas on social media taking it for granted that he will of course always win Flanders, Roubaix, Worlds, Olympics, and what have you. As if he has Pogacar like status...
Well, it's a bit neither here nor there. Considering that he had a fracture on the scapula, it would for sure be necessary to have a short rest, so in that sense you could say that it would help him. But if he hadn't had the crash, it would definitely have been better to ride the whole race, also with the Olympics in mind.
- Nov 16, 2013
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It's not like all riders are blabbing about how they're going to win everything.
It is for sure refreshing to have a rider who is not like all others and I don't want to be that guy who points fingers at ambitions but at times I do get a little exasperated when he and his fans act like only mishaps can prevent him from beating Van der Poel at the biggest one-day races.
- Jun 25, 2012
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but it's not like he has said anything other than his ambition is to win big races, I have never noticed Mads with an unrealistic take on his chances before big occasions
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- Nov 16, 2013
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My point is that no other rider I know of has this attitude, so it isn't a necessity at all.
- Jun 17, 2024
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You don't think its somewhat a necessity to have that self belief in order to reach the top to some degree though?
Of course levels to it indeed.
edit: You know his attitude way more than me. Like are we talking Pog confidence or Van der Poel confidence/attitude here?
- Nov 16, 2013
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More explicit confidence than either of those two.
Which is fine to have, it's just unnecessary to blurt it out all the time.
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