"Every day during Paris-Nice I drank a Monster during the race... that gives you some serious power" - Mads Pedersen reveals the secret to his recent success
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Mads Pedersen is one of the men considered most likely to challenge Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar this Saturday at Milano-Sanremo 2025. A big reason for this is, is the incredible form he showed at Paris-Nice last week, winning a sprint stage and also showcasing some career-best form in the mountains, climbing and even attacking alongside some of the very best in the world.
According to the Lidl-Trek leader himself, a crazy cocktail could be the secret behind his recent success. "I’ve started using Nomio," Pedersen reveals on the podcast Lang Distance. "It’s broccoli. Compressed broccoli, which helps reduce your lactate. Nomio combined with bicarbonate, and then just a ‘Monner’ (Monster energy drink, ed.)."
Although perhaps not a typical recipe for success for a pro cyclist, as proven by Pedersen's performance during Paris-Nice, it certainly works a treat. "Every day during Paris-Nice, I drank a Monster. I mean, during the race. Just a ‘Monner’ in the bottle with three hours to go. Just chug it down," he continues. "If it was a sprinter’s stage, I had it sugar-free. That way, it’s easier to calculate with all the other energy products. And then in the last few days, I’ve just gone full throttle on the sugary energy drink. I can tell you, that gives you some serious power."
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- Funny that they shorten women’s races but have no qualms about letting U23 do the same distances.Jumpyjohn23-03-2025
- Why is that relevant when discussing speed?Mistermaumau23-03-2025
- But he wasn’t the only one ;-)Mistermaumau23-03-2025
- Obviously the questions are more important to some here than to them or the team so I suggest looking for answers instead of asking questions between ourselves. We’ll probably get them unless someone actually goes to ask the protagonists themselves. Here are some starters : They like riding together; they have their own rivalry that helps bring out the best in both; they might get more points helping each other compared to racing separate races. In any case, unless we hear MJ complaining about it, I don’t think it’s going to change, it’s the Sepp Kuss syndrome all over again, fans lobbying against the will of the rider.Mistermaumau23-03-2025
- Mine goes to MVDP for entertaining us all year round :-) Stellar race, Ganna impressive in his own way as many predicted after some oddly lacklustre times.Mistermaumau23-03-2025
- i remember when not too long ago mathieu was regarded as a real tactical knucklehead. i’m not sure that was ever quite accurate, but it’s certainly the case that over the years he has become a real master tactician. in the biggest races, van der poel rarely makes choices that don’t fully optimize every specific advantage he has.OCexile23-03-2025
- Whatever the result, I believe the strategy by UAE to launch Pogacar was absolutely the right one. Unfortunately, they just were not able to execute it the way they must have planned, being all over the place at the start of the Cipressa.Cooldude23-03-2025
- They are without doubt not just the best two classics riders of this generation, but amongst the best of all time. MvdP is more suited to MSR and PR (which Pog has yet to race), while Pog is now almost untouchable at LBL and Lombardia. RVV is the only one where both basically have an equal chance to win.Cooldude23-03-2025
- bravissima!
maria2024202423-03-2025 - According to Tadej's Strava upload, he went up the Cipressa at an average speed of 37.6kph. Rocket ship! He did the 5.63km verified 'Cipressa' Strava segment in 8:59 minutes, which has a 4.3% average grade and total elevation gain of 229m. Naturally, he got the Strava KOM.Pogboom23-03-2025