
Mads Pedersen will be back to lead the line for Lidl-Trek at the Tour de France in 2026 after a year of compromise. Jonathan Milan, winner of the points classification at the 2025 Tour, is heading to the Giro d'Italia.
Speaking to the media at the team’s December training camp media day in Dénia, Spain, Pedersen explained that a reciprocal agreement had been reached for him to step aside in 2025 to give Milan his chance, on the condition that the Danish former world champion return to the Tour in 2026.