Denmark's 'big generation' on show at Tour de France, says Pedersen

Mads Pedersen wins stage 13 at the Tour de France
Mads Pedersen wins stage 13 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Sprint Cycling Agency)

With two wins in three days and Jonas Vingegaard, Danish riders were enjoying their strongest Tour de France since Bjarne Riis' victory 25 years ago.

In Saint-Etienne, former world champion Mads Pedersen came through to add to the success, taking victory from the breakaway for his first career Tour stage victory and Denmark's third this week. The 26-year-old came out on top from a very strong seven-man break, which was established after a long battle early on the 192.6km stage.

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Senior news writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly, Rouleur, and CyclingTips.

 

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France and the spring Classics, and has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen.

 

As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees The Leadout newsletter and How to Watch guides throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and the Volta a Portugal.