Mads Pedersen

From a former Flanders champion to a raw and raucous rookie, these are the riders that could derail MVDP at De Ronde.

Pedersen and Van der Poel could benefit in wide-open race: 'One thing for sure, it's going to be a f**cking hard race.'

World champions Lotte Kopecky and Mathieu van der Poel headline the Belgian monument with some key route alterations: 'The Kortekeer and the Kanarieberg will not be included in the course this year.'

Kilos of rice, dozens of gels, multiple recovery meals: How riders power the 6,000-calorie churn of the cobblestone classics.

American star defends racing for victory in wake of devastating crash: 'Should we just throw in the towel?'

American recruit boldly steps into the Visma-Lease a Bike void with another stunning victory: 'Winning was a nice gesture for Wout.'

Dwars door Vlaanderen: American powers to victory and Visma-Lease a Bike confirms Van Aert will miss Flanders, Roubaix, and Amstel Gold.

Belgian star's classics dreams devastated again after crash brings down Pedersen, Stuyven, and huge bunch of favorites.

In-form, injury-free Jorgenson poised for crucial role in Wout van Aert's under pressure cobblestone crew at Dwars, Tour of Flanders.

The E3 Saxo Classic and Gent Wevelgem have become harder fought battles recently.

Breaking down how the key Tour of Flanders tune-up race was won and what we learned from Lidl-Trek's aggressive tactics against Mathieu van der Poel.

Tour de Hoody: Will Van Aert's high-stakes bet pay off for Flanders? Americans keep rocking the cobbles, and Egan Bernal keeps clawing back.

Some stunning images from a memorable day’s competition in Flanders.

Who's hot and who's not ahead of Tour of Flanders? We pick apart E3 Saxo Classic and Gent-Wevelgem to dissect the top dogs for De Ronde.

The strategy behind Mads Pedersen’s bettering of Van der Poel in key spring classic.

Overwhelming race favorite comes up short when squaring up against Pedersen and a strong Lidl-Trek squad.

Lidl-Trek takes command of cobblestone classic in pre-Tour of Flanders powershow.

Dutchman Van der Poel is in dominant form but multiple challengers exist.

Preview: E3 Saxo Classic, Gent-Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen blaze the path toward De Ronde: Who will take on the 'Big Two'?

Visma-Lease a Bike backs high risk-high reward strategy for Van Aert in his approach to the cobblestone classics.

Many believe Mathias Vacek has the makings of something big: 'My dream is to be like Fabian Cancellara.'

Tour de Hoody: Pogačar stymied, 'Bling' shows his class, and MVDP is MVP again after cycling's 'hardest race to win' delivers another sizzler.

Jasper Philipsen, Michael Matthews, Tadej Pogačar, Mads Pedersen and others react to a thrilling edition of La Primavera.

Mathieu van der Poel vs. Tadej Pogačar headlines new-look Italian monument set for classic duel between sprinters and attackers over the Poggio.

No Van der Poel and Pedersen leaves Van Aert six-star favorite for classics opener, but no 'big three' makes it only an appetizer ahead of the spring's biggest prizes.

Pedersen blitzed to six victories in eight race-days already this year – but monument fame is all that counts as time ticks against the Dane.

Mads Pedersen fastest in France, and Jonathan Milan hits out in Spain for debut wins in sneak preview of the team's ambitions: 'It’s a huge confidence boost for what’s to come.'

'The Tractor' saw the writing on the wall with Evenepoel's GC rise at Quick-Step: 'I would have never thought I'd change teams.'

Danish cobble-basher sticking to what works best in approach to monuments and Olympic Games in 2024: 'We have my plan to beat those guys.'

Former world champion will see renewed support from Lidl-Trek ahead of classics, Tour de France, Olympics: 'We have a plan to beat those guys.'

Danish fast-finisher adds another victory to a 2023 palmarès that even Van Aert, Van der Poel would be stoked for.

The labrynthine Glasgow circuit Sunday mixed opinions but served its purpose by bringing only the strongest to the top.

Dutch ace survives crash 16km from the line and rides to victory with damaged shoe, defending champ Evenepoel drops 35km out.

Who's going to rule the elite men's road race this Sunday? We rate the favorites, dark-horses, and everyone in between.

Custom bikes from, Cavendish, Van der Poel, Sagan, Pedersen, and more.

Meet Bora-Hansgrohe’s Belgian bullet who beat his friend Philipsen and stunned the cycling world in Paris.

The most famous sprint in cycling to play out once again.

Belgian sprinter survives gauntlet in masterclass of how riders navigate the white-knuckle final sprints.

Another big sprint at the Tour but without the discipline’s biggest name.

The Dane beats Jasper Philipsen on a tough uphill drag to the line.

Mads Pedersen, Luke Durbridge, and Lilian Calmejane among riders who punctured due to tacks on the road.

All the headlines for the season's first grand tour at the Giro d'Italia from May 6-28.

The Danish sprinter and classics specialist picked up his first career Giro d'Italia stage aboard this Trek Madone.

Pedersen completes sweep of victories in all three grand tours after Simon Clarke, Alessandro De Marchi caught 200m from the line.

Robbie McEwen says Giro d'Italia sprinters won't have it easy: 'Organizers are making the sprint stages harder.'

After a slow start, the stage turned spicy in the end. Pinot snagged the KoM jersey, Evenepoel avoided mishaps to stay in pink.

Filippo Ganna and Stefan Küng are favorites for victory, but GC contenders Primož Roglič and Remco Evenepoel might have something to stay.

The official start list for the 2023 Giro d'Italia includes big names for all terrains, from Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič, to Sepp Kuss and Mark Cavendish.

Lefevere's quandary: Is there a 'next Tom Boonen' lurking in the junior ranks? Or is the 'Wolfpack' content to ride the Remco wave?

Van der Poel on solo victory: 'You need a bit of luck and you need good legs, and I had both today.'

Who can claim the treasured cobblestone trophies this weekend? Here's our guide to the favorites and outsiders.

Here are some of the best stories, takeaways, and oddities coming out of a Ronde for the record books.

Everyone agreed Tadej Pogačar was the strongest Sunday: 'I have never climbed so fast, but Tadej was simply the best today.'

Mads Pedersen bracing for tricky conditions: 'The Koppenberg will be the big deal. It’s important to go into Koppenberg in a good position.'

Follow all the men's and women's headlines going into Sunday's Tour of Flanders.

No Pogačar, Van Aert, and Van der Poel leaves explosive men's race wide open, women's event expected to see all against SD Worx.

Wout van Aert out of a small group? Lorena Wiebes dominating a bunch sprint? Or can Biniam Girmay and Elisa Balsamo repeat?

Preview: Will Lorena Wiebes and Lotte Kopecky "worx" more magic? And who can stop Wout van Aert and the Jumbo-Visma express?

The one-day race is always a good indicator of how the De Ronde favorites are going so performing at it is a must.

Pogačar tops Tour de France rivals David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard after week of dominance in prestigious French race.

Mads Pedersen wins final TT and U.S. star Neilson Powless claws back enough time to win the overall at the five-stage Étoile de Bessèges.

The Dane says he put too much pressure on himself at last year's Giro d'Italia. He's hoping to go to the Tour de France in 2023.

Joe Dombrowski, Veronica Ewers, Mads Pedersen, Elisa Longo Borghini, and more tell VeloNews about their Christmas plans.

Adam Yates, Lucinda Brand, and Mads Pedersen tell VeloNews why the Alicante region of Spain is so good for winter training camps.

The Dane says that it will be hard to beat his 'best season' ever in 2023 as he aims to complete grand tour stage win collection at Giro d'Italia.

Here's the news making headlines on Wednesday, December 14.

Trek-Segafredo's general manager sits down with VeloNews to talk Keegan Swenson, grand tour plans, developing young talent, and the 2022 season.

From Pidcock and Pedersen to Vingegaard and Valverde: Relegation battles, fatigue, flights all reduce the elite men's start list but opens opportunity for surprise.

Day's breakaway at La Vuelta controlled as GC riders keep powder dry.

Everything to fight for on Saturday’s penultimate stage.

Day's breakaway controlled as GC riders keep powder dry.

King of the mountains leaves the race with injuries.

The worlds course would suit Pedersen, but he's opted to head home after the Vuelta.

After a rough spring, a victory would have come in handy for the 28-year-old.

Dane comes through for win after three second places: 'It was up to me to deliver it in the end.'

The Dane extends his lead in the green jersey competition.

Trek-Segafredo put in a lot of work over the day's only climb on stage 7, but it wasn't enough to bring back the break.

The 2022 Vuelta a España has been fruitful for the breakaway so far and stage 7 is another very good opportunity for the win.

‘We only wanted the intermediate today, limit the losses.’

Danish rider finishes second on stage 4 to pick up points, beats Bennett in intermediate sprint.