Danish unveil talented World Championship lineup including Pedersen, Skjelmose, Asgreen, Cort Nielsen and Kragh Andersen

After the Tour de France, attention will turn towards the Glasgow World Championship. The latest team to reveal their official lineup of riders for the race is Denmark, who unveiled a team packed with quality.

Danish national champion, Mattias Skjelmose is of course involved, although the biggest hope of bringing back the rainbow bands will be Lidl-Trek sprinter and stage winner at both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France already this year, Mads Pedersen.

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The likes of Kasper Asgreen, Magnus Cort Nielsen and Soren Kragh Andersen will also be dark horses for success given their impressive palmares's. With Mikkel Bjerg, Mikkel Honore and Michael Mørkøv rounding out the Danish lineup. 

"I am pleased to present the final World Championship team. It is a very strong team, which I clearly expect to compete for medals in Glasgow," says national coach Anders Lund. "The road race is crazy technical on the final circuit, but it's a World Championship route that suits the Danish national team well."

Danish team for the World Championship road race:

Mattias Skjelmose, Mads Pedersen, Kasper Asgreen, Magnus Cort Nielsen, Soren Kragh Andersen, Mikkel Bjerg, Mikkel Honore and Michael Mørkøv.

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