"I'm not in top shape yet. But there are still two months until Paris-Roubaix" - Mads Pedersen building confidence after winning 2025 Tour de la Provence GC

For the second year in a row, Mads Pedersen has emerged with the overall win at the Tour de la Provence in 2025. Although the Dane couldn't seal victory in style on the final stage, the Lidl-Trek leader kept himself out of trouble to secured the general classification triumph.

In the end, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's Sam Bennett bagged the victory in a crash-affected bunch sprint on the final stage in Arles. As mentioned though, for Pedersen, staying safely in the lead group was the most important thing. "It was a good day. Fast day in the peloton. It was a strong breakaway that was really late in the race. It was hard to catch them. We and other teams managed it. We got the sprint we wanted," he reflected post-stage. "We didn't get the result, but we still got the classification. So everything is good."

With a big year in store for Pedersen in 2025, the Dane is also starting to build up confidence for the bigger goals later in the season. "I still have some work to do. I'm not in top shape yet. But there are still two months until Paris-Roubaix," he concludes.