Yesterday's winner of Tour of Denmark, Mads Pedersen wins also the Hamburg Cyclassics! 🚀🇩🇰 Absolutely brilliant finale, one of the best of the whole cycling season. #BemerCyclassics
Winning run continues for Mads Pedersen in dramatic finale at BEMER Cyclassics 2023
CyclingSunday, 20 August 2023 at 15:54
Mads Pedersen has continued his incredible form with a dramatic victory in a thrilling finale at the BEMER Cyclassics 2023.
With the first two third almost completely flat through northern Germany, there isn’t too much to analyze, most riders will be looking to save their legs for the final third were the impact can be made on the race.
Heading into that tricky final third of the race, two riders were out in front of the peloton, Sergio Samitier (Movistar Team) and Julien Simon (TotalEnergies).
After an unlucky puncture however, Simon was left behind by his breakaway companion and soon swallowed up by the peloton, leaving only Samitier out front.
With just under 40km to go, Samitier himself was caught and the peloton was once again at the front of the race.
When UAE Team Emirates's Tim Wellens took to the front of the bunch, the race began to rip apart. After a massive turn from Wellens, Brandon McNulty picked up where his teammate had left off causing even more damage.
At 10km to go, McNulty, Nils Politt and Yves Lampaert held a 16-second advantage over a peloton that had begun to reform after the destructive attack of UAE Team Emirates.
Although the peloton were creeping, the leading trio maintained an 8-second lead into the final 3km meaning it was by no means a done deal.
2km to go and it was down to 7 seconds as the trio continued to bravely hold off the bunch.
Into the final kilometre and McNulty launched an attack but Mads Pedersen, attacking from the peloton made a one-man chase to catch and pinch it at the very last.
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- Yeah I thought also he will race the Tour as well if Tim Wellens not feeling good.
James2631822-11-2024 - is it normal in Denmark not to have a name for the baby after 2 month of his birth? how is the baby officially registered in the municipality/commune? is it not immediate?
maria2024202422-11-2024 - Convicted of? Didn't need to be convicted. He confessed. But he was guilty of fraud, racketeering, bribery, drug smuggling, threating witnesses, and extortion.Sweep22-11-2024
- And Lance is regularly at his side. I want to puke each time I see them together.dabman21-11-2024
- WADA had no issues with looking the other way when Lance tested positive. Sorry WADA but you lack credibility.dabman21-11-2024
- Disappointing that his agent could get him €40m/yr.Front24221-11-2024
- Its actually simple, He had just signed a contract earlier in the year. but He wanted more money and possibly support. So he leftabstractengineer21-11-2024
- He just missed Peter Sagan 🙄James2631821-11-2024
- The route looks kinda like a rat, or some other of that sort. To me, if you flip it a bit. Or maybe its the time, ocd.Stitz21-11-2024
- Total Energies necessarily mean a lot just all they got. Insert Scotty's voice here.Sweep21-11-2024