"We got what we came for" - Mads Pedersen takes first win of 2025 on relentlessly attacking day at Tour de la Provence

After in illness-effected start to the 2025 season, Mads Pedersen emphatically returned to the winner's circle on stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de la Provence, outsprinting Matej Mohoric to move into the overall race lead.

After having launched a massive attack on the final climb of the day, Pedersen immediately countered with another attack after his first was brought to a close, bringing the aforementioned Mohoric clear with him. As the pair rolled through together well, the peloton was held off and as mentioned, in the end, the Lidl-Trek leader took the win ahead of his Slovenian rival.

"I knew I came here in good shape, and I felt good. Our plan was to ride hard and create a small group. We succeeded. We are happy, and we got what we came for," commented Pedersen in his post-stage interview afterwards. "When you have a strong group chasing behind you, nothing is ever certain before the finish line. But in the last kilometre I knew we would be in a fight for it."