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Mads Pedersen on his Tour of Flanders: Better to die trying than die following

Mads Pedersen Mads Pedersen Trek Tour of Flanders Tadej Pogačar Flanders Tadej Pogacar van der Poel
OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 02 Mads Pedersen of Denmark and Team TrekSegafredo competes at Paterberg cobblestones sector compete while fans cheers during the 107th Ronde van Vlaanderen Tour des Flandres 2023 Mens Elite a 2734km one day race from Brugge to Oudenaarde UCIWT on April 02 2023 in Brugge Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Like many contenders for the 2023 Tour of Flanders, Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) suspected he wouldn't be able to live with Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu Van der Poel in a direct battle for victory. The only option was to steal a march and go all in. 

Anticipation was the name of the game for the former world champion, and it took him all the way to the podium, where he had stood on his scintillating Flanders debut four years ago.

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