Mads Pedersen narrowly misses the final stage win against Sebastian Molano - "Molano was just faster than me, and that’s how it is"

The Vuelta a Espana has finally come to an end after a grueling three weeks of racing. Trek-Segafredo rider Mads Pedersen scored three stage victories and won the green jersey. He gave his best till the end and finished second in the final stage.

“Again, today my team did really, really good work," said Pedersen. He was hoping for a fourth victory, but to his surprise, Juan Sebastián Molano clinched the final sprint. “We had a really good position in the last corner, and we hoped the bunch would kind of stop and go so we could come from a bit behind, but UAE played it really perfect.”

But the rider is not disappointed with the result, he acknowledges Molano's superiority in the final stage and praised the young rider on his achievement. “They managed to have almost the whole team in the last corner, they did like a pro cycling manager’s sprint, so huge congrats to them. In the end, I just didn’t have the legs to pass them. We played a perfect finale, but Molano was just faster than me, and that’s how it is,” concluded Pedersen.