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

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Saturday, 15 February 2025 at 18:00
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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."

Stage 2 - 2025 Tour de la Provence

1Pedersen MadsLidl-Trek1403:53:52
2Mohoric MatejBahrain Victorious5+ 04
3Wright FredBahrain Victorious3+ 16
4Godon DorianDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 16
5van den Berg MarijnEF Education-EasyPost+ 16
6Penhoët PaulGroupama-FDJ+ 16
7Kirsch AlexLidl-Trek+ 16
8Gruel ThibaudGroupama-FDJ+ 16
9Mollema BaukeLidl-Trek+ 16
10García RaúlARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 16
11Tizza MarcoWagner Bazin WB+ 16
12Kopecky MatyasTeam Novo Nordisk+ 16
13Bénéteau LucasSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 16
14Ferron ValentinCofidis+ 16
15Touzé DamienCofidis+ 16
16Stewart JakeIsrael-Premier Tech+ 16
17Skujins TomsLidl-Trek+ 16
18Kubis LukasUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 16
19de Vries HartthijsUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 16
20De Pestel SanderDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 16
21Joalland YaëlCIC U Nantes+ 16
22Delacroix ThéoSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 21
23Costiou EwenARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 24
24Bernard JulienLidl-Trek+ 25
25Buratti NicolòBahrain Victorious+ 27
26Mifsud AndreaNice Métropole Côte d'Azur+ 45
27De Gendt AiméCofidis+ 01:00
28Cepeda AlexanderEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:00
29Doull OwainEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:14
30Burgaudeau MathieuTeam TotalEnergies+ 01:17
31Haquin Henri-FrancoisWagner Bazin WB+ 01:22
32Gibbons RyanLidl-Trek+ 01:25
33Simmons ColbyEF Education-EasyPost+ 01:25
34Tabellion ValentinVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 01:25
35Langella LenaicCIC U Nantes+ 01:25
36Russo ClémentGroupama-FDJ+ 01:25
37Barthe CyrilGroupama-FDJ+ 01:25
38Le Gac OlivierGroupama-FDJ+ 01:25
39Molly KennyVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 01:25
40Bloem JorenUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 01:25
41Renard AlexisCofidis+ 01:25
42Bennett SamDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 01:25
43Van Asbroeck TomIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:25
44Van Niekerk MorneSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 01:25
45Boivin GuillaumeIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:25
46Louvel MatisIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:25
47Kopecky TomasUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 01:25
48Johannink JelleUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 01:25
49Pickrell RileyIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:25
51Corkery DillonSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 01:32
52Ackermann PascalIsrael-Premier Tech+ 01:39
52Årnes DanielVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 01:35
54Leroux SamuelTeam TotalEnergies+ 01:58
55De Bondt DriesDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 02:13
55Dujardin SandyTeam TotalEnergies+ 01:58
57Théot KillianVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 02:20
58Battistella SamueleEF Education-EasyPost+ 05:41
59Vadic BaptisteTeam TotalEnergies+ 06:03
60Zamperini EdoardoARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 07:03
60Vercher MattéoTeam TotalEnergies+ 06:03
61Stockman AbramUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 07:03
62Desal CérielWagner Bazin WB+ 07:03
63Le Berre MathisARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 07:03
64Borgo AlessandroBahrain Victorious+ 07:03
65Bezza QuentinWagner Bazin WB+ 07:03
66Perracchione AlessandroTeam Novo Nordisk+ 07:03
67Rafferty DarrenEF Education-EasyPost+ 07:03
68Morin EmmanuelVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 08:14
69Guglielmi SimonARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 08:14
70Juillard MaximilienVan Rysel-Roubaix+ 10:59
71Narbonne-Zuccarelli AxelNice Métropole Côte d'Azur+ 10:59
72Muller AntonTeam Novo Nordisk+ 10:59
73Guernalec VictorARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 10:59
74Konijn AlexanderNice Métropole Côte d'Azur+ 10:59
75Girard DamienNice Métropole Côte d'Azur+ 10:59
76Aniolkowski StanislawCofidis+ 10:59
77Lozano DavidTeam Novo Nordisk+ 11:16
78Peron AndreaTeam Novo Nordisk+ 11:16
79Guichard CarterNice Métropole Côte d'Azur+ 11:16
80Hue AntoineCIC U Nantes+ 11:16
81Schwarzmann MichaelIsrael-Premier Tech+ 11:16
82Poli UmbertoTeam Novo Nordisk+ 11:16
83Massa DylanNice Métropole Côte d'Azur+ 11:16
84Declercq TimLidl-Trek+ 11:16
85Julien MatisseCIC U Nantes+ 11:16
86Hlady GavinEF Education-EasyPost+ 11:16
87Hamon SimilienCIC U Nantes+ 11:16
88Boniface LucasTeam TotalEnergies+ 11:16
89Ermakov RomanBahrain Victorious+ 11:16
90Daugé LucasTeam Novo Nordisk+ 11:16
91Fontaine TitouanGroupama-FDJ+ 11:16
92Govekar MatevzBahrain Victorious+ 11:16
93Devroute CorentinCIC U Nantes+ 11:16
94Stockwell OliverBahrain Victorious+ 11:16
95Nilsson-Julien OscarGroupama-FDJ+ 11:16
96Van Rooy KennethWagner Bazin WB+ 11:16
97Riou AlanSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 11:16
98Cardis RomainSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 11:16
99Gautherat PierreDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 11:16
100Robeet LudovicCofidis+ 11:16
101Budding MartijnUnibet Tietema Rockets+ 11:16
102Gudmestad TordDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 17:01
103Chamberlain OscarDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 17:01
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