The Mad Mads Pedersen Thread

[RedheadDane]

So, will he be doing the "Win the GC in PNDKR, then travel to Hamburg the next day and win that race as well" schedule he followed two years ago?
According to PCS, Hamburg isn't on his schedule. However, that can change.




(Of course, two years ago he didn't the Vuelta.)

 

[Netserk]

So, will he be doing the "Win the GC in PNDKR, then travel to Hamburg the next day and win that race as well" schedule he followed two years ago?
According to PCS, Hamburg isn't on his schedule. However, that can change.




(Of course, two years ago he didn't the Vuelta.)

No, he will race in Frederiksberg.

 

[yaco]

How many stages will he win in the vuelta?

 

[RedheadDane]

No, he will race in Frederiksberg.

Yeah, Feltet just posted an article about a podcast where he talked about his schedule, they didn't mention Frederiksberg, though.
Denmark, Vuelta, Luxembourg.

 

[Boehmand]

Yeah, Feltet just posted an article about a podcast where he talked about his schedule, they didn't mention Frederiksberg, though.
Denmark, Vuelta, Luxembourg.

That's 31 race days in 41 days

 

[RedheadDane]

That's 31 race days in 41 days

He is a bit mad.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, he dropped his initial plan of going to Luxembourg right after the Vuelta, but apparently this is the plan now:

Program​

• 01.10
  European Continental Championships ME - ITT
  more
• 03.10
  Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
  more
• 05.10
  European Continental Championships ME - Road Race
  more

Yeah, Heaven forbid he gets bored in the 4 days between the ITT and the Road Race.

 

[RedheadDane]

Holm questioning who came up with the (previous) plan of EC ITT, Münsterland, EC RR.
Brian... I think I know who came up with that plan...

Spoiler: SPAILER

 

[Rob5091]

He don't wanna do altitude camps and he don't wanna do criterium ... hope he puts on his happy face at the next training get together otherwise Milan will be doing the Tour again.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...r-de-france-criteriums-and-fixed-result-races

"I have refused a couple of times. You should never say never, but it is the last thing I want to do," the Dane said in his own podcast Lang Distance. "It's a done deal. It's so awful to watch, because none of the riders are even trying to make it look like they're doing a bike race. It's more important that they're wearing some kind of bike helmet with a top hat on and a flap on top in a sumo wrestler's suit. That's what they're paid to do,"

 

[saunaking]

He don't wanna do altitude camps and he don't wanna do criterium ... hope he puts on his happy face at the next training get together otherwise Milan will be doing the Tour again.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...r-de-france-criteriums-and-fixed-result-races

Wait, Mads has a podcast???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???




He is the absolute best, like you said, no altitude, no bull$hit and yeah, of course no criteriums.
I think I heard on a recent LRCP pod that a recent study has cast doubt on the effectiveness of altitude camps....so.....yeah Mads!!

 

[RedheadDane]

I think I heard on a recent LRCP pod that a recent study has cast doubt on the effectiveness of altitude camps....so.....yeah Mads!!

From what I understand, it's basically "works for some, not for others."
And if Mads is one of the people it doesn't work for, it makes sense he's not much interested.

 

[HashRouge]

From what I understand, it's basically "works for some, not for others."
And if Mads is one of the people it doesn't work for, it makes sense he's not much interested.

Daniel Friebe (I think) mentioned this to Larry Warbasse in a recent episode of the Cycling Podcast and Larry seemed pretty convinced that altitude training was effective for him. I assume they can judge it by their numbers too, so it's probably evidence based rather than just his opinion. Presumably it varies by athlete?

 

[Wyndbrook]

Probably due to being born at 50 metres altitude.