2025 is officially Pedersen's most successful season to date after third stage win and GC title at Tour of Denmark
Mads Pedersen won the final stage of the 2.Pro-ranked Postnord Tour of Denmark, sealing the overall victory having led the race since day one. This brings his 2025 win tally to a career high of 13.
It was a dominant display all week from the Lidl-Trek captain. Stage 5's victory from a small group was the Dane's third of the week having got things underway on a dramatic stage 1, then he followed that up with an aggressive ride on the penultimate day that included over 50 km up front after bridging to the early break. Pedersen's efforts on stage 4 increased his lead from 10 to 58 seconds over Niklas Larsen (BHS-PL Beton Bornholm), but he didn't stop there, linking up with young teammate and stage 3 winner Jakob Söderqvist to dominate the final stage to Silkeborg, propelling the 22-year-old Swede into second for a Lidl-Trek GC one-two – what's more, four (out of seven) Lidl-Trek riders finished in the top eight.
Pedersen has hardly stopped in 2025, taking the disappointment of being passed over for Tour de France selection into an incredibly successful Giro d'Italia where he won four stages and the points classification. Next on his 2025 programme is the second Vuelta a España of his career, where he will aim to add to the three stages – and points class. – won on debut in 2022.
Stage 5 top 5
- Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 3:27:44
- Axel Zingle (Visma-Lease a Bike) "
- Jakob Söderqvist (Lidl-Trek) "
- Matyáš Kopecký (Team Novo Nordisk) "
- Søren Kragh Andersen (Lidl-Trek) +0:05
Final GC top 5
- Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 15:08:16
- Jakob Söderqvist (Lidl-Trek) +1:28
- Niklas Larsen (BHS - PL Beton Bornholm) +1:30
- Lukáš Kubiš (Unibet Tietema Rockets) +1:50
- Alec Segaert (Lotto) +1:59
