Mads Pedersen speaks ahead of Milano-Sanremo: “It is certainly not a love story, San Remo and me”
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Mads Pedersen lines up at Milano-Sanremo today carrying
impressive form, and a point to prove. The former World Champion from Denmark
has built an enviable career, with stage victories across all three Grand
Tours, but the top step of a Monument podium has so far eluded him.
Could today be the day that changes?
Speaking to Cycling Pro Net ahead of the race, the
Lidl-Trek rider was characteristically honest about his past relationship with
this particular event.
“It is certainly not a love story, San Remo and me. It is a
monument and they are important. Of course I would like to win a monument.
Milan-San Remo is one of those opportunities.”
While it’s often seen as the most unpredictable of cycling’s
five Monuments, that’s also what makes Sanremo so alluring (and so frustrating)
for a rider like Pedersen.
“A lot of people say it’s the easiest race to finish, but
the hardest to win. That’s true. There are so many possible scenarios, even
within our team there are riders who want other scenarios. We can talk about it
for a long time, but we just have to find out.”
He’ll have to beat the likes of Pogacar and Van der Poel if
he is to win, but this could turn out to be the race Pedersen has dreamed of.
Fin MajorCycling Journalist
Fin Major is a UK-based writer at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2024. He is the site’s main writer for FAQs and evergreen explainers and has written around 2,000 pieces for the platform. Alongside this work, he focuses on in-depth analysis and covers the biggest races on the calendar, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, providing clear context around performance trends, tactics, and key storylines.
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