For the first time on this Vuelta, Mads Pedersen was able to compete in a massive sprint without being embarrassed or badly positioned. And the Danes of the Lidl-Trek Was looking for a beautiful 2nd place behind a Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-deceuninck) overpowered and perfectly take. Now remains two days in Pedersen To bring the green jersey back to Madrid. In post-race interview, he also returned to the intermediate sprint, which saw his compatriot Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | lease a bike) resume 4 seconds in JOAO ALMEIDA (UAE Team Emirates XRG).
“We were beaten by better than us”
“Not really surprised that Jonas Vingegaard competed in the intermediate sprint. We are Danish, we know each other, I knew it would happen and we discussed it. There were bonifications in this sprint, and at the moment he needs seconds more than me.exiced Mads Pedersen on arrival. “With this difficult final sprint and such a rise, I expected this result a little. Of course, it's a shame not to win, but Jasper Philipsen and his team worked perfectly. Today, we were beaten by better than us.”
